But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. Treasury of Scripture if. See on ver. James 2:1-4 My brothers, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons... Leviticus 19:15 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty... are. John 8:9,46 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the oldest, even to the last... John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: *marg: 1 Corinthians 14:24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believes not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: Jude 1:15 To execute judgment on all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed... transgressors. Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Romans 7:7-13 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust... Galatians 2:19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live to God. 1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Context A Warning Against Favoritism
1My brothers, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2For if there come to your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3And you have respect to him that wears the gay clothing, and say to him, Sit you here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand you there, or sit here under my footstool: 4Are you not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? 5Listen, my beloved brothers, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him? 6But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which you are called? 8If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well: 9But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if you commit no adultery, yet if you kill, you are become a transgressor of the law. 12So speak you, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy rejoices against judgment. Parallel Verses American Standard Version but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
Douay-Rheims Bible But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors.
Darby Bible Translation But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
King James Bible But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Young's Literal Translation and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;
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