James 2:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:”
ἀγαπάω
Not the love of emotion or feeling — this is the love of will and choice. God did not love the world because it was loveable. He loved it because that is who He is. Agapao is love that gives everything without expecting anything back.
νόμος
the] law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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γραφή
Scripture;
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γραφή
Scripture, writing, sacred text. Graphe. All Scripture is God-breathed. Not all writing is Scripture. What is God-breathed is alive and active and eternally relevant.
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πλησίον
Neighbour
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πλησίον
(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)
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ποιέω
you are doing;
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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τελέω
you keep
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τελέω
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)
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μέντοι
indeed
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μέντοι
indeed though, i.e. however
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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καλῶς
well
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καλῶς
well (usually morally)
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