James 2:12 KJV — MannaFest

James 2:12

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

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ASV

So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.

WEB

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

YLT

so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged,

DBT

So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by [the] law of liberty;

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
James 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
James 2:8
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Psalms 119:45
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
1 Peter 2:16
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

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He exposes the error and folly of those who boast of faith without works, telling us that this is but a dead faith, and such a faith as devils have, not the faith of Abraham, or of Rahab,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

); we here find there is a kingdom too. And, as the crown is a crown of life, so the kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom. All these things, laid together, show how highly the poor in this world, if rich in faith, are now honoured, and shall hereafter be advanced by God; and consequently how very sinful a thing it was for them to despise the poor.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The gospel is called a law. It has all the requisites of a law: precepts with rewards and punishments annexed; it prescribes duty, as well as administers comfort; and Christ is a king to rule us as well as a prophet to teach us, and a priest to sacrifice and intercede for us. We are under the law to Christ.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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