18 (A)But someone [a]may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your (B)faith without the works, and I will (C)show you my faith (D)by my works.” 19 You believe that [b](E)God is one. (F)You do well; (G)the demons also believe, and shudder. 20 But are you willing to acknowledge, (H)you foolish person, that (I)faith without works is useless?

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  1. James 2:18 Lit will
  2. James 2:19 One early ms there is one God

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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  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