11 For He who said, “(A)Do not commit adultery,” also said, “(B)Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the [a]law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by (C)the law of liberty. 13 For (D)judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy [b]triumphs over judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:11 Or Law
  2. James 2:13 Lit boasts against