James 2:13 Cross References - Mace

¹³ for he that has not shewed mercy, shall be condemn'd without mercy: while the merciful shall triumph at his trial.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

¹⁵ but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses.

¹ Judge not, that ye be not judged. ² for according as ye judge others, ye shall be judged yourselves: the measure you mete, shall be measured to you again.

²⁸ but this very servant presently after met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him an hundred pence: and violently seizing him, said, pay me the debt. ²⁹ and his fellow-servant fell at his feet, and embraced him, saying, allow me time, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ which he would not allow: but immediately threw him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ his fellow-servants upon seeing this were very much concern'd, and went to acquaint their master with what had pass'd. ³² then his lord order'd him to be call'd, and said to him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all thy debt, upon your request: ³³ should not you then have had the like compassion for thy fellow servant as I had for thee? ³⁴ so that his lord in great displeasure delivered him to the jayler till he should pay the whole debt. ³⁵ in the same manner will my heavenly father likewise treat you, if ye do not sincerely forgive every one the trespasses of his brother.

⁴¹ then will he say to those on the left, depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² for I was prest with hunger, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: ⁴³ I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. ⁴⁴ then will they answer, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? ⁴⁵ to this he will reply, I declare unto you, your not doing this for one of the least of these, is the same thing as not doing it for me. ⁴⁶ and these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

³⁷ don't judge others, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

²⁵ but Abraham said, son, remember you had your enjoyments, when you were alive, and Lazarus his misfortunes: but now he has his consolation, and you your torments.

⁶ to display the glory of his grace, which has render'd us acceptable by his beloved son: ⁷ who has by his blood obtained for us the redemption, even the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his grace,

⁴ then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us, ⁵ did raise us all, who were in that deadly state of sin, to life by Christ, for by grace ye are saved: ⁶ he hath raised us up together, and made us partakers of his heavenly kingdom. ⁷ that in the ages to come, he might shew the immense riches of his gracious kindness towards us, through Christ Jesus.

⁴ hark! what a noise there is of hire, of which you cheated the labourers, who gather'd in your harvest! the cries of the reapers have reach'd even the Lord of the celestial militia.

⁸ he that has not social affection, does not know God; for God is love. ⁹ by this was the love of God displayed towards us, in that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live thro' him. ¹⁰ and what heightens his love, was this, that it was not we who first loved God, but it was he that first loved us, and sent his son to expiate our sins. ¹¹ beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another. ¹² no man hath ever seen God. if we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and our love for him is then sincere. ¹³ Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his spirit. ¹⁴ and we have seen, and do testify, that the father hath sent the son to be the saviour of the world. ¹⁵ whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. ¹⁶ and we have known, and are convinced that God hath loved us. God is love; and he that cultivates social affection, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

¹⁸ Fear is a stranger to love; for perfect loves excludes all fear: since pain is the object of fear, he that is affected with fear, cannot be sincere in his love. ¹⁹ let us love him; since he first loved us.