Verse 8— If ye fulfill the royal law. The royal law— that is, the law made by Christ our King, in which he says: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." If you observe this, you shall do well, and in observing it you will not be guilty of partiality in your judgments concerning men, and hence will not be a respecter of persons. Before leaving this point I desire to say that what is called the royal law by the Common and Revised Versions is designated by the Syriac as the law of God, for the reason, probably, that the precept herein spoken of was also enjoined by Moses. Macknight suggests that it Was carried by Christ to such perfection, and such stress was laid upon it, that he called it a "new commandment" (John 13:34), and afterwards "my commandment" (John 15:12).