11 For He who said, a“Do not commit adultery,” also said, b“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by athe law of liberty.
13 For ajudgment is without mercy to the one who has shown bno cmercy. dMercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14aWhat doesit profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
15aIf a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
Without mercy (aneleov). Found here only save a doubtful papyrus example (anelewv) for the vernacular anilewv and the Attic anhlehv. For this principle of requital see Matthew 5:7; Matthew 6:14; Matthew 7:1 f.; Matthew 18:33.
Glorieth against (katakauxatai). Present middle indicative of the old compound verb katakauxaomai, to exult over (down), in N.T. only here, James 3:14; Romans 11:18. Only mercy can triumph over justice with God and men. "Mercy is clothed with the divine glory and stands by the throne of God" (Chrysostom). See Romans 8:31-39; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing James 2:13:
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