James 2:13 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

James 2:11 For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.

James 2:12 So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall be iudged by the Lawe of libertie.

James 2:13 For there shalbe condemnation merciles to him that sheweth not mercie, and mercie reioyceth against condemnation.

James 2:14 What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?

James 2:15 For if a brother or a sister bee naked and destitute of daily foode,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "condemn", "shalbe", "condemnation", "merciles", "sheweth", "mercie", "reioyceth", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "condemn" and "shalbe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "So speake ye and so doe as..." into verse 14's "What auaileth it my brethren though a...", so "condemn" and "shalbe" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "condemn" and "shalbe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.