James 2:26
Just as a body is dead without a spirit, so faith is dead without actions.
Open English Bible (US)
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
Psalms 146:4When their breath goes out, they go back to the dust: on that very day their purposes perish.
Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, while he cried to the Lord, “Lord Jesus! Receive my spirit!”
James 2:17In just the same way faith, if not followed by actions, is, by itself, a lifeless thing.
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 →