Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](A) you are doing right. But if you show favoritism,(B) you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.(C)

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  1. James 2:8 Lev. 19:18

Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

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Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are (A)called?

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, (B)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; but if you [a]show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as (C)transgressors.

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  1. James 2:9 Lit. receive the face