James 2:16
and anyone of you may say to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled,” but may not give to them the things necessary for the body, what [is] the profit?
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In Context
15And if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of daily food,
17So also faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.
Cross References
Job 22:7You do not cause the weary to drink water, || And you withhold bread from the hungry.
Matthew 14:15and evening having come, His disciples came to Him, saying, “The place is desolate, and the hour has now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves.”
Matthew 25:42for I hungered, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I do not speak according to command, but because of the diligence of others, and proving the genuineness 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 →