James 2:16
and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the necessary things of the body, what is the benefit?
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
17Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, being by itself.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15Now when evening came, His disciples came to Him, saying, “The place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, that they may go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
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 speak not by a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.
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 →