James 2:14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Faith without Works Is Dead
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?[a]
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- 2.14 Good works are necessary besides faith.
James 2:14
New King James Version
Faith Without Works Is Dead(A)
14 (B)What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
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James 2:14
New International Version
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?
James 2:17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
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James 2:17
New King James Version
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
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James 2:17
New International Version
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(A)
James 2:20-24
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish fellow, that faith apart from works is barren? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by works, 23 and the scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness”; and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
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James 2:20-24
New King James Version
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [a]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works (A)when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see (B)that faith was working together with his works, and by (C)works faith was made [b]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (D)“Abraham believed God, and it was [c]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (E)the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
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- James 2:20 NU useless
- James 2:22 complete
- James 2:23 credited
James 2:20-24
New International Version
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(A) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(B) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(C) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(D) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b](E) and he was called God’s friend.(F) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
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- James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
- James 2:23 Gen. 15:6
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