“The Spirit of the Lord [YHWH] is on me, because ʜᴇ has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. Hᴇ has sent me to proclaim freedom for the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
James 2:12 - Y'all Version Bible So y’all must speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law of freedom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]. American Standard Version (1901) So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty. Common English Bible In every way, then, speak and act as people who will be judged by the law of freedom. Catholic Public Domain Version So speak and act just as you are beginning to be judged, by the law of liberty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So speak ye, and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty. |
“The Spirit of the Lord [YHWH] is on me, because ʜᴇ has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. Hᴇ has sent me to proclaim freedom for the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
Y’all must bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Finally, siblings, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is virtuous or praiseworthy, y’all should contemplate such things.
Whatever y’all do, in word or in deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
But the one who looks into the perfect law of freedom and stays close to it, not becoming a forgetful hearer but an effective doer, that person will be blessed in what they do.
However, if y’all fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” y’all are doing right.