James 2:12

King James Version (KJV)

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

Translations

James 2:12 - Amplified Bible

So speak and so act as [people should] who are to be judged under the law of liberty [the moral instruction given by Christ, especially about love].

James 2:12 - American Standard Version

So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.

James 2:12 - Bible in Basic English

Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.

James 2:12 - Darby Bible

So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by [the] law of liberty;

James 2:12 - English Standard Version

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.

James 2:12 - King James Version

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

James 2:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Asì hablad y asì proceded, como los que han de ser juzgados por la ley de la libertad.

James 2:12 - The Message

Talk and act like a person expecting to be judged by the Rule that sets us free. For if you refuse to act kindly, you can hardly expect to be treated kindly. Kind mercy wins over harsh judgment every time.

James 2:12 - New American Standard Bible

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by {the} law of liberty.

James 2:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Asì hablen ustedes y asì procedan, como los que han de ser juzgados por la ley de la libertad.

James 2:12 - World English Bible

So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

James 2:12 - Young's Living Translation

so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged,

James 2:12 - Additional Comments

The law of liberty vs the whole law (verse 10), The whole law is the Old Testament law, which no one can keep, and is nothing more than a death sentence. The law of liberty is the freedom we have in Christ because all our sins are washed away. We are to act with the law of liberty, which constrains us but does not condemn us. See 1 Cor 6:9-12.

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