James 2:8

If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
James 2:8
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Original language (Greek)

εἰ μέντοι νόμον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν· ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε·

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. μέντοιmentoi“indeed”
    Conjunction · “yet” · Strong's G3305
  3. νόμονnomon“[the] law”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  4. τελεῖτεteleite“you keep”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from τελέω · “to finish” · Strong's G5055
  5. βασιλικὸνbasilikon“royal”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from βασιλικός · “royal” · Strong's G0937
  6. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  7. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. γραφήν·graphēn“Scripture;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
  9. ἀγαπήσειςagapēseis“You will love”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  10. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. πλησίονplēsion“neighbour”
    Adverb · “near/neighbour” · Strong's G4139
  12. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  14. σεαυτόν,seauton“yourself,”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from σεαυτοῦ · “yourself” · Strong's G4771
  15. καλῶςkalōs“well”
    Adverb · “well” · Strong's G2573
  16. ποιεῖτε·poieite“you are doing;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)