James 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 2:8 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 →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μέντοι
méntoi
G3305
but yet
νόμον
nómos
G3551
law
τελεῖτε
teléō
G5055
to finish
βασιλικὸν
basilikós
G937
kingly
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γραφήν
graphḗ
G1124
Scripture
ἀγαπήσεις
agapáō
G25
to love
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πλησίον
plēsíon
G4139
neighbor
σου
sý
G4771
you
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
σεαυτόν
seautoû
G4572
yourself
καλῶς
kalōs
G2573
well
ποιεῖτε
poiéō
G4160
to make
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World English Bible Public Domain
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
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King James Version Public Domain
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, “You will love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).