James 2:15

If a brother or sister doesn't have clothes, or food for the day,

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If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

In Context

14My friends, what's the good of someone saying they trust in God when they don't do what's good and right? Can such “trust” save them?

16and you say to them, “Blessings on you! Stay warm and have a good meal!” and you don't provide what they need to survive, what's the good of that?

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Cross References

Job 31:16Have I refused to give the poor what they needed, or caused widows to despair?

Isaiah 58:10if you dedicate yourselves to helping the hungry and give the poor what they need, then your light will shine out in the darkness, and your night will be like the sun at noon.

Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me in.

Luke 3:11“If you have two coats, then share with someone who doesn't have one. If you have food, then share with those who don't,” he told them.

Hebrews 11:37Some were stoned, cut in pieces, tempted, killed by the sword. Some dressed in sheepskins and goatskins: destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.

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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