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- What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
- If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
- And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
- Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
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- What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
- If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,
- and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?
- Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
- But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."
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- Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
- But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
- Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
- Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
- And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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- You believe that God is one You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
- But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?
- Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
- You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected;
- and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God.
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- Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
- Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
- For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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- You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
- In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
- For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
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