ESV Reformation Study Bible – James 2:8
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James 2:8

2:8 royal law. The supreme law of God.

love your neighbor. James regards the sin of favoritism as a violation of the great commandment (Lev. 19:18; Deut. 6:5; Matt. 22:36–39), making the perpetrator a lawbreaker.