For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
car le jugement est sans miséricorde pour qui n'a pas fait miséricorde. La miséricorde triomphe du jugement.
KJV
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Fulgentius of Ruspe
On the Remission of Sins Book Two
d apostle James, who says: Judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful (James 2:13). The order of mercy requires that the mercy a person is commanded to show to another should first be shown to themselves, as Scripture says: Have mercy on your own sou…
Fulgentius of Ruspe
On the Remission of Sins Book Two
to anyone who has not been merciful. Thus, what is subsequently said: Mercy triumphs over judgment (James 2:13), will be fulfilled in those who now show mercy to their soul, pleasing God. For the Lord Himself says: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy (Matthew 5…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ut in a sense is the fulness thereof. And thus it is said: "Mercy exalteth itself above judgement" ( James 2:13 ). Whether in every work of God there are mercy and justice? Objection 1: It seems that not in every work of God are mercy and justice. For some works of God are attrib…
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