en_tn/jas/02/08.md

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  • if you fulfill - The word “you” refers to the Jewish Believers. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
  • **fulfill the royal law ** - God originally gave laws to Moses, recorded in the books of the Old Testament. AT: "obey God's law" or "obey the law of our great king."
  • You shall love your neighbor as yourself - (See: Leviticus en:bible:notes:lev:19:17)
  • **your neighbor ** - "all people" or "everyone"
  • you do well - "you are doing well" or "you are doing what is right"
  • if you favor - "give special treatment to" or "give honor to"
  • committing sin - That is, breaking the Law. AT: "sinning."
  • convicted by the law as lawbreakers - Here the law has the attributes of a human judge. AT: "and guilty of breaking God's law". (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_personification)