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(A)Do they not blaspheme the good name [a]by which you have been called?

If, however, you (B)are fulfilling the [b]royal law according to the Scripture, “(C)You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. But if you (D)show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by the [c]law as transgressors.

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  1. James 2:7 Lit which has been called upon you
  2. James 2:8 Or law of our King
  3. James 2:9 Or Law

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