James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
In Context
Cross References
Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
Psalms 146:4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
James 2:17So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
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 →