James 2:26

For just as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

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In The King James Version

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

In Context

25Similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different way?

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Cross References

Acts 7:59Yes, they stoned Stephen as he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

James 2:17Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, being by itself.

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 →

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