James 2:17
“Euen so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone.”
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James 2:17 Context
15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode, 16And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed & filled: notwithstanding ye giue them not those things which are needfull to the body: what doth it profit? 17Euen so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone. 18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I haue workes: shew mee thy faith without thy workes, and I will shew thee my faith by my workes. 19Thou beleeuest that there is one God, thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue, and tremble.
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Other Translations for James 2:17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- King James Version
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, {being} by itself.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Even so faith without works is dead.
- Basic English Bible
So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.
- Darby Bible
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- Webster's Bible
So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
- Weymouth Bible
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
- World English Bible
So also feith, if it hath not werkis, is deed in it silf.
- Wycliffe Bible
so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for James 2:17
2:17 So likewise that faith which hath not works is a mere dead, empty notion; of no more profit to him that hath it, than the bidding the naked be clothed is to him.
People's Bible Notes for James 2:17
Jas 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works. Faith that has no power to bring one to obedience and to sway the life is as worthless as good wishes which end in words. Is dead, being alone. It cannot stand alone and be of any avail. Only when it shows its power in works is it of the slightest value.