James 2:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 2:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 2:10 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 2:10 — KJV
“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”
— James 2:10 (KJV)
James 2:10 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 2:10
“Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. There...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off”
Shares key themes with James 2:10: keep, law, yet
“And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.”
Shares key themes with James 2:10: keep, whole, law
“Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?”
Shares key themes with James 2:10: keep, law, yet
“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)”
Shares key themes with James 2:10: keep, one, point
“Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with James 2:10: whosoever, keep, one
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