18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.”[a] Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works.(A) 19 You believe that God is one. Good! Even the demons believe—and they shudder.(B)

20 Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?

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  1. 2:18 The quotation may end here or after v. 18b or v. 19.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.”[a] Show me your faith apart from your[b] works, and I will show you my[c] faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:18 Some see the quotation by “someone” extending to the end of v. 18, while others see it extending through v. 19
  2. James 2:18 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. James 2:18 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun