James 2:9

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, &c. This is not doing well, but is a transgression of the law, as every sin is; hence it follows,

and are convinced of the law as transgressors;…

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin - You transgress the plain law of God, and do wrong. See the references on Jam 2:1. And are convinced of the law as transgressors - Greek “By the law.”…

But if ye have respect to persons - In judgment, or in any other way; ye commit sin against God, and against your brethren, and are convinced, ελεγχομενοι, and are convicted, by the law; by this royal…

The apostle, having condemned the sin of those who had an undue respect of persons, and having urged what was sufficient to convict them of the greatness of this evil, now proceeds to show how the…

but if ye have respect to persons The Greek gives a compound verb which is not found elsewhere, If ye be person-accepting.

ye commit sin The Greek is more emphatic, " It is sin that ye are working,…