James 2:16
and any of you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, and yet give them not the things that are needful for the body, what does this profit them?
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
17So, also, faith, if it has not works, is dead, being by itself.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Matthew 25:42For I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I do not speak this as a commandment, but on account of the zeal of others, and to prove the sincerity 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 →