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- What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
- Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
- If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
- In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
- But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
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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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- You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.
- You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
- Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
- You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
- And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend.
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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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- You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
- In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
- As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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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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