For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

Unleash God's Word! For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

What does James 2:10 mean? In the previous verse, James insisted that to show favoritism to a wealthy person over a poor one is a sin. It is a failure to obey God's command to love others as we love ourselves.

Jas 2:10 Whoever shall keep the whole law. If the law is broken by "respect of persons", the whole law is broken. Yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.

1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the po...

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.... Read verse in New International Version

For whosoever keeps the Law [as a] whole but stumbles and offends in one [single instance] has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

James reminds us that, "whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all," which appears to be at odds with the teaching of Paul, who insists that we are not under Law but under Grace.

Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the Mosaic Law, which was given to the Israelites as a covenantal guide for living a life pleasing to God.