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Faith and Works Together

14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters,[a] if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith[b] save him?[c]

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:14 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.
  2. James 2:14 tn Grk “the faith,” referring to the kind of faith just described: faith without works. The article here is anaphoric, referring to the previous mention of the noun πίστις (pistis) in the verse. See ExSyn 219.
  3. James 2:14 sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

Faith and Deeds

14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(A) Can such faith save them?

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