Discovery BoxJames 2:11 
Context2:11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” 1 also said, “Do not murder.” 2 Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
James 5:11-12
Context5:11 Think of how we regard 3 as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 4 5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, 5 do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.
1 sn A quotation from Exod 20:14 and Deut 5:18.
2 sn A quotation from Exod 20:13 and Deut 5:17.
3 tn Grk “Behold! We regard…”
4 sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.
5 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.
