James 2:16
and if anyone of you were to say to them: “Go in peace, keep warm and nourished,” and yet not give them the things that are necessary for the body, of what benefit is this?
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In The King James Version
In Context
15So if a brother or sister is naked and daily in need of food,
17Thus even faith, if it does not have works, is dead, in and of itself.
Cross References
Job 22:7You have not given water to the weary; you have taken bread away from the hungry.
Matthew 14:15And when evening had arrived, his disciples approached him, saying: “This is a deserted place, and the hour has now passed. Dismiss the crowds, so that, by going into the towns, they may buy food for themselves.”
Matthew 25:42For I was hungry, and you did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and you did not give me to drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I am speaking, not commanding. But through the solicitude of others, I approve of the good character of your charity.
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 →