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Whosoever shall keep (οστις τηρηση). Indefinite relative clause with οστις and aorist active subjunctive of τηρεω, old verb, to gu…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For whosoever shall keep the whole law. All except the single point referred to. The apostle does not say that this in fact ever did
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
For whosoever shall keep . . .—Better, have kept the whole Law, but shall have offended in one, has become guilty of …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“For” indicates that James is going to explain how an act of favoritism makes a person a “lawbreaker” (v.9). It is obvious that he has set up a hyp…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For whosoever shall keep the whole law. His only meaning is that God will not be honored with exceptions, nor will He allow us to remove f…
John Gill
JohnGill
For whosoever shall keep the whole law
Or the greatest part of it, excepting only in one point, as follows: Adam, in…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Those who profe faith in Christ as the Lord of glory must not show favoritism based on mere outward circumstances and appearances, in a manner inco…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson