James 2:16
Suppose that one of you says to them, “Go in peace, stay warm and be filled.” If you do not give them the things necessary for the body, what good is that?
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In Context
15Suppose that a brother or sister is badly clothed and lacks food for the day.
17In the same way faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Cross References
Job 22:7You have not given water to weary people to drink; 1 you have withheld bread from hungry people 1
Matthew 14:15When the evening had come, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the day is already over. Dismiss the crowds, so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Matthew 25:42because I was hungry, but you did not give me food; I was thirsty, but you did not give me a drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I say this not as a command. Instead, I say this in order to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it to the eagerness of other people.
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 →