James 2:16
and any one of you shall say to them, Go in peace, be warm, and be satisfied, and give them not what is necessary for the body, what (would be) the use?
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
15And, if a brother or sister be naked, and wanting the food of to-day,
17Thus also the faith that hath not works is dead, (being) alone.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15BUT when it was eventide, his disciples approached him, and said to him, The place is desert, and the time passed over; send away these multitudes of men, that they may go to the villages, and buy for themselves food.
Matthew 25:42For I was hungry and you gave me not to eat; and I thirsted, but you made me not to drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8Not as though commanding I command you, but, from the diligence of your companions, the truth of your love would I put to the test.
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 →