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ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article νόμον τηρήσῃ, πταίσῃ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἑνί, γέγονενplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγίνομαι greek Meaning * To Become * To Come into being * Generate * To Happen * Brought to pass Verb. Different from εἰμί (which means “to be” - a state of existence); γίνομαι, instead, emphasizes coming to be - a transition or event.John 1:14John 1:3Matthew 6:10 πάντωνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17 ἔνοχος. | 
| ESV | 
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.
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| NIV | 
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
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| NLT | 
For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God's laws.
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| KJV | 
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
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James 2:9 ← James 2:10 → James 2:11
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