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

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead

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

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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 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(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 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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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 have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.

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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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Footnotes

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

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,(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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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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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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11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
    and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(A)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
    than a wild donkey’s colt(B) can be born human.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame

For in Christ Jesus(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(C)

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