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Jas 2:10 Strong Concordance For [1063] whosoever [3748] shall keep [5083] the whole [3650] law [3551], and yet [1161] offend [4417] in [1722] one [1520] point, he is [1096] guilty [1777] of all [3956].
  King James For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
The best manuscripts read, "Whosoever shall have kept the whole law, and yet shall have offended (literally, 'stumbled'; not so strong as 'fall,' Rom 11:11) in one (point; here, the respecting of persons), is (hereby) become guilty of all." The law is one seamless garment which is rent if you but rend a part; or a musical harmony which is spoiled if there be one discordant note [TIRINUS]; or a golden chain whose completeness is broken if you break one link [GATAKER]. You thus break the whole law, though not the whole of the law, because you offend against love, which is the fulfilling of the law. If any part of a man be leprous, the whole man is judged to be a leper. God requires perfect, not partial, obedience. We are not to choose out parts of the law to keep, which suit our whim, while we neglect others.
 
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11 I say [3004] then [3767], [3361] Have they stumbled [4417] that [2443] they should fall [4098]? God forbid [3361] [1096]: but [235] rather through their [846] fall [3900] salvation [4991] is come unto the Gentiles [1484], for to [1519] provoke [3863] them [846] to jealousy [3863].
31 Then [5119] saith [3004] Jesus [2424] unto them [846], All [3956] ye [5210] shall be offended [4624] because [1722] of me [1722] [1698] this [5026] night [3571]: for [1063] it is written [1125], I will smite [3960] the shepherd [4166], and [2532] the sheep [4263] of the flock [4167] shall be scattered abroad [1287].
29 And [1161] if [1487] thy [4675] right [1188] eye [3788] offend [4624] thee [4571], pluck [1807] it [846] out [1807], and [2532] cast [906] it from [575] thee [4675]: for [1063] it is profitable [4851] for thee [4671] that [2443] one [1520] of thy [4675] members [3196] should perish [622], and [2532] not [3361] that thy [4675] whole [3650] body [4983] should be cast [906] into [1519] hell [1067].
27 Wherefore [5620] whosoever [3739] [302] shall eat [2068] this [5126] bread [740], and [2228] drink [4095] this cup [4221] of the Lord [2962], unworthily [371], shall be [2071] guilty [1777] of the body [4983] and [2532] blood [129] of the Lord [2962].
29 But [1161] he [3739] that [302] shall blaspheme [987] against [1519] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] hath [2192] never [3756] [1519] [165] forgiveness [859], but [235] is [2076] in danger [1777] of eternal [166] damnation [2920]:
66 What [5101] think [1380] ye [5213]? They answered [611] and [1161] said [2036], He is [2076] guilty [1777] of death [2288].
8 If [1487] [3305] ye fulfil [5055] the royal [937] law [3551] according to [2596] the scripture [1124], Thou shalt love [25] thy [4675] neighbour [4139] as [5613] thyself [4572], ye do [4160] well [2573]: