James 2:13

In 9 translations

BSB

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

KJV

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

WEB

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

ASV

For judgment is without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.

LSV

for the judgment without mercy [is] to him having not done mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.

YLT

for the judgment without kindness [is] to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.

DBY

for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

DRC

For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.

GNV

For there shalbe condemnation merciles to him that sheweth not mercie, and mercie reioyceth against condemnation.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος· κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως.

RP2018

Ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος· κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεον κρίσεως.

TR-Boyd

Ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνίλεως τῷ μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος· καὶ κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως.

SCR1894

η γαρ κρισις ανιλεως τω μη ποιησαντι ελεος και κατακαυχαται ελεος κρισεως

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• Matthew 6:15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Luke 6:37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
• Ephesians 2:4–7But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us…
• Psalms 18:25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
• Matthew 18:28–35But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ So his fellow servant fell down and begged…
• Matthew 7:1–2“Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• Matthew 25:41–46Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me…
• Ephesians 1:6–7to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
• 1 John 4:18–19There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love. We love because He first loved us.
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
• 1 John 4:8–16Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. And love consists in this:…
• Psalms 85:10Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
• Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should…
• Judges 1:7Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

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