James 2:9

“But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.”

"But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors." - James 2:9
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What does James 2:9 mean?

James 2:9 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors." This verse is part of a larger passage in the Book of James that addresses the sin of partiality, also known as…

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James 2:9 - "But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors."
James 1:9
Mark 9:2 - "¶ And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them."
Galatians 2:9 - "And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision."
James 1:9 - "Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:"
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James 4:9 - "Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness."
James 1:2-13
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James 1:2-13
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James 5:9 - "Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door."
James 3:9 - "Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God."
James 5:2 - "Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten."
Acts 12:2 - "And he killed James the brother of John with the sword."
James 2:15 - "If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,"
Luke 9:28 - "¶ And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray."
"Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:" - James 1:9
James 2:4 - "Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?"
James 2:7 - "Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?"
James 2:17 - "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."
James 2:24 - "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only."
James 2:12 - "So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty."
James 2:2 - "For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;"
James 2:26 - "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."
James 1:2 - "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;"
James 2:20 - "But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
James 2:22 - "Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?"