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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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The King of Laws
Commentators explain that James calls the command to "love your neighbor as yourself" the "royal law" for several reasons. It is the supreme law governing human relationships, a "king" among other laws. It is also royal because it comes directly from the King of kings, God Himself. Fulfilling this noble law is the highest standard of conduct toward others.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If ye fulfil the royal law. This refers to the law he immediately mentions, which requires us to love our neighbor as ourselves.
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Howbeit (μεντο). Probably not adversative here, but simply confirmatory, "if now," "if indeed," "if really." Common in Xenophon in…
19th Century
Anglican
If you fulfill the royal law.—Better paraphrased this way: If, however, you are fulfilling the Law, as you imagine and profess…
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James now proceeds to his moral argument in refutation of the practice of showing favoritism (vv.8–11). Here it is not a question of mere incongrui…
16th Century
Protestant
Now follows a clearer explanation, for he expressly points out the cause of the last rebuke: they were excessively attentive to the rich, not from …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If you fulfil the royal law Which is the law of love to men, without distinction of rich and poor, high and low, bon…
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Those who profess faith in Christ as the Lord of glory must not show favoritism based on mere outward circumstances and appearances, in a manner in…
