James 2:15 - Forerunner Commentary

James 2:15

13 For ^ajudgment is without mercy to the one who has shown ^bno ^cmercy. ^dMercy triumphs over judgment.

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14 ^aWhat does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

15 ^aIf a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

16 and ^aone of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” ^aShow me your faith without your works, ^band I will show you my faith by² my works.

19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is¹ dead?

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works ^awhen he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

22 Do you see ^athat faith was working together with his works, and by ^bworks faith was made perfect?

23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ^a“Abraham believed God, and it was¹ accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called ^bthe friend of God.

24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

25 Likewise, ^awas not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Verse Comparison: James 2:15

American Standard Version
If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,

Amplified® Bible
If a brother or sister is poorly clad and lacks food for each day,

Contemporary English Version
If you know someone who doesn't have any clothes or food,

Darby English Version
Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

Good News Bible
Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.

International Standard Version
Suppose a brother or sister does not have any clothes or daily food

King James Version
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

New American Standard Bible
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,

New International Version
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

New King James Version
If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If a brother or sister has no clothing and in need of daily food,

Young's Literal Translation
and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

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