James 2:16
and some man of you would say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and fed, but ye would not give them the things necessary for the body, what is the benefit?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
15And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food,
17So also faith, if it has no works, is dead by itself.
Cross References
Job 22:7Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.
Matthew 14:15And having become evening, his disciples came to him, saying, The place is desolate, and the hour is now past. Send the multitudes away, so that having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves.
Matthew 25:42For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat, I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink,
2 Corinthians 8:8I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love.
Matthew Henry on James 2:15-26
Faith and Works. ( a. d. 61.) 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith… Read the whole commentary →