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Do not they blaspheme the good name having been called[a] upon you? If indeed[b] you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture [in Lev 19:18], “You shall love your neighbor as yourself ”, you are doing well[c]. But if you are showing-respect-of-persons you are working[d] a sin, being convicted[e] by the Law as transgressors.

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  1. James 2:7 Or, named. That is, the good name your Owner has given you, Christian.
  2. James 2:8 Or, however.
  3. James 2:8 Or, acting commendably.
  4. James 2:9 Or, carrying-out.
  5. James 2:9 Or, exposed, rebuked.

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