James 2:14–24

Faith Without Works is Dead

^14tWhat does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? ^15uIf a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶and ^vone 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? ¹⁷Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

¹⁸But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” ^wShow me your faith without ⁶your works, ^xand I will show you my faith by ⁷my works. ¹⁹You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! ²⁰But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is ⁸dead? ²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works ^ywhen he offered Isaac his son on the altar? ²²Do you see ^zthat faith was working together with his works, and by ^aworks faith was made ⁹perfect? ²³And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ^b“Abraham believed God, and it was ¹accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called ^cthe friend of God. ²⁴You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.