If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.
The word translated as “royal” comes from the Greek word, “basilikos.” A quick look at Strong’s Concordance reveals that the word, basilikos, can also mean “of or belonging to a king.” So why wouldn’t James refer to this law from God as the “King’s law?” After all, Scripture tells us Jesus is “King of Kings” (Revelation 19:6).
While there is at least one translation of the Bible* that uses “king’s law” instead of “royal law,” it is not commonly done. The reason we shy away from the use of “king” in this case is that the reader might be prone to confuse the meaning.
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