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20 Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is worthless?[a]

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  1. 2.20 Other ancient authorities read dead or empty

20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(A)

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  1. James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead

11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)

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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)

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17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

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17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(A)

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26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.

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26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(A)

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21 for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.(A)

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21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A)

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26 If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.(A)

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26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(A) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

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10 There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;(A)

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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B)

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Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,

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Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.

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Watch out that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental principles[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.(A)

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  1. 2.8 Or spirits

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.

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  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20

For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.(A)

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If anyone thinks they are something(A) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(B)

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The Resurrection Body

35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.(A)

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The Resurrection Body

35 But someone will ask,(A) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”(B) 36 How foolish!(C) What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.(D)

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Thus says the Lord:

What wrong did your ancestors find in me
    that they went far from me
and went after worthless things and became worthless themselves?(A)

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This is what the Lord says:

“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
    that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols(A)
    and became worthless(B) themselves.

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Understand, O dullest of the people;
    fools, when will you be wise?(A)
He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?(B)
10 He who disciplines the nations,
he who teaches knowledge to humankind,
    does he not chastise?(C)
11 The Lord knows our thoughts,[a]
    that they are but an empty breath.(D)

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  1. 94.11 Heb the thoughts of humankind

Take notice, you senseless ones(A) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?(B)
10 Does he who disciplines(C) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches(D) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(E)
    he knows that they are futile.(F)

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