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Forγὰρwhoeverὅστιςkeepsτηρήσῃthe wholeὅλονlawτὸν νόμονbutδὲstumblesπταίσῃinἐνone pointἑνίhas becomeγέγονενguiltyἔνοχοςof all.πάντων
James 2:10
Study it in the app“For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point has become guilty of all.”
With the Greek beneath
James 2:10, word by word
- keepsτηρήσῃtērēsēi
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērēsēi” appears- the wholeὅλονholon
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holon” appears- lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- stumblesπταίσῃptaisēi
stumble
Stumble, trip; hence fail, go wrong.
Where else “ptaisēi” appears- one pointἑνίheni
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heni” appears- has becomeγέγονενgegonen
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonen” appears- guiltyἔνοχοςenochos
liable
Answerable, worthy of punishment.
Where else “enochos” appears
The context
9But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 · This verse (above)
11For the one who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. And if you do not commit adultery but you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
To study James 2 in a group
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?