James 2:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 2:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
εἰπών
légō
G3004
to say
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
μοιχεύσῃς
moicheúō
G3431
to commit adultery
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
καί
kaí
G2532
and
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
φονεύσῃς
phoneúō
G5407
to murder
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μοιχεύεις
moicheúō
G3431
to commit adultery
φονεύεις
phoneúō
G5407
to murder
δέ
dé
G1161
but
γέγονας
gínomai
G1096
to become
παραβάτης
parabátēs
G3848
lawbreaker
νόμου
nómos
G3551
law
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
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King James Version Public Domain
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the one having said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If, then, you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).