James 2:16
and one of you say to them: Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled, but ye give them not the things needful for the body, what does it profit?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
15But if a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
17So also faith, if it has not works, is dead in itself.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: The place is desert, and the time is already passed away; dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Matthew 25:42For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye did not give me drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I say it not by way of command, but through the forwardness of others proving also 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 →