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

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

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

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)

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

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

⁶ Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,

⁸ 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)

³ For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves.^(A)