james 2:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

james 2:9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin [and] are convicted by the law as transgressors.

9. Respect of persons violates the command to love all alike "as thyself."
ye commit sin--literally, "ye work sin," Mt 7:23, to which the reference here is probably, as in Jas 1:22. Your works are sin, whatever boast of the law ye make in words (see on Jas 2:8).
convinced--Old English for "convicted."
as transgressors--not merely of this or that particular command, but of the whole absolutely.

james 2:9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin [and] are convicted by the law as transgressors.

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