What Does James 2:8 Mean?

“If”

if, whether, that, etc

indeed though, i.e., however

“law”

law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat

“ye fulfil”

to end, i.e., complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)

“the royal”

regal (in relation), i.e., (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent

“according to”

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the scripture”

a document, i.e., holy writ (or its contents or a statement in it)

“Thou shalt love”

to love (in a social or moral sense)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“neighbour”

(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e., fellow (as man, countryman, christian or friend)

“thy”

of thee, thy

“as”

which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows)

“thyself”

of (with, to) thyself

“well”

well (usually morally)

“ye do”

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)