James 2:17
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Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
In other translations
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
Greek words
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Related verses
- James 2:26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
- 2 Peter 1:5-95 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- James 2:19-2019 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?19 You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
- James 2:14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
- 1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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