James 2:14

What[?] the profit, brothers of{me}, if-supposing someone would-be-saying to-be-having faith, moreover would_not_be-having works[?] The faith is_not_being-enabled to-save same.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

In Context

13for the merciless judge-sis[i.e. state of judgment] [is] to{the not do[ing]} mercy and mercy is-boasting-down/against of{judge-sis[i.e. state of judgment]}.

15Moreover, if-supposing [a] brother or sister, [plural] may-be-undertaking naked and may-be-being being-left/quit/forsaken/abandoned of{the upon-day nourishment};

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Cross References

Matthew 5:20for I-am-saying to{you} that if-supposing the justice-ness of{you} should_not_exceed more-than of{the scribes and Pharisees}, no, you-would_not_come-into into the kingdom of{the heavens}.

Matthew 7:26and every, the hearing of{me} the words, the-same, and not doing same will-be-likened to{[a] foolish man}, the-who house-builds the home of{same} upon the sand,

Acts 8:13Moreover, the Simon also, same believes and, immersed, has-been-being enduring-toward to{the Philip}. Observing both signs and great enablements/empowerments being-become, he-has-been-being-astounded.

Acts 15:9and discriminates nothing between both, of{us} and of{same}, to{the faith}, cleanse[ing] the hearts of{same}.

1 Corinthians 13:2and if-supposing I-may-be-having prophecy and may-have-beheld all the mysteries and the every knowledge, and if-supposing I-may-be-having the every faith such-as to-be-standing-across mountains, moreover would_not_be-having love, I-am-being nothing,

1 Corinthians 16:22If anyone is_not_being-fond-of the Lord, [he:] be-being place-up-effect/anathema/offering. Maranatha.

Matthew Henry on James 2:9-14

The Christian Law. ( a. d. 61.) 8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so… Read the whole commentary →

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