Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The converse of, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy" (Matthew 5:7). Translate, "The judgment (which is coming on all of us) shall be without mercy to him who hath showed no mercy." It shall be such toward every one as every one shall have been [BENGEL]. "Mercy" here corresponds to "love," James 2:8.
mercy rejoiceth against judgment—Mercy, so far from fearing judgment in the case of its followers, actually glorifieth against it, knowing that it cannot condemn them. Not that their mercy is the ground of their acquittal, but the mercy of God in Christ towards them, producing mercy on their part towards their fellow men, makes them to triumph over judgment, which all in themselves otherwise deserve.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing James 2:13:
Job 6:14
Isaiah 28:17
Isaiah 34:11
Jeremiah 34:17
Ezekiel 25:15
Ezekiel 35:11
Matthew 5:7
Galatians 5:6
Galatians 6:1
Philippians 4:5
James 2:12
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