James 2:15-17
New International Version
15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(A) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(B) 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(C)
James 2:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “(B)Go in peace, [a]be warmed and be filled,” yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 In the same way, (C)faith also, if it has no works, is [b]dead, being by itself.
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- James 2:16 Or warm yourselves and fill yourselves
- James 2:17 Or dead by its own standards
James 2:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 If you know someone who doesn't have any clothes or food, 16 you shouldn't just say, “I hope all goes well for you. I hope you will be warm and have plenty to eat.” What good is it to say this, unless you do something to help? 17 Faith that doesn't lead us to do good deeds is all alone and dead!
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