James 2:15
And, if a brother or sister be naked, and wanting the food of to-day,
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I thirsted, and you made me to drink; I was a stranger, and you received me;
Luke 3:11He answered and said to them, Whoever hath two tunics, let him give to him who hath none; and whoever hath food, so let him do (likewise).
Hebrews 11:37others were stoned, others divided, others died by the edge of the sword, others wandered about clothed with skins of sheep and of goats, necessitous, afflicted, and driven out.
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 →