James 2:14–26

^14hWhat doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? ^15jIf a brother or sister be ^knaked, and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶and ^lone of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed and filled; ^mnotwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; ^hwhat doth it profit? ¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. ¹⁸Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will ⁿshew thee ^omy faith by my works. ^19pThou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: ^qthe devils also ^rbelieve, and tremble. ²⁰But wilt thou know, O ^svain man, that faith ^twithout works is dead? ²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works, ^uwhen he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? ²²Seest thou ^vhow faith wrought with his works, and ^wby works was faith made perfect? ²³And ^xthe scripture was fulfilled which saith, ^yAbraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called ^zthe Friend of God. ²⁴Ye see then how that ^aby works a man is justified, and ^anot by faith only. ²⁵Likewise also ^bwas not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had ^creceived the messengers, and had sent them out another way? ²⁶For as the body ^dwithout the spirit is dead, so faith ^dwithout works is dead also.

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