James 2:14
But what is it profitable, my brethren, if one may say he has faith, but has not works? whether is faith able to save him?
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
13For judgment is without mercy to him that shows no mercy; but mercy glorieth against judgment.
15If a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of daily food,
Cross References
Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, that if your righteousness may not abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
Matthew 7:26And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
Acts 8:13But Simon himself also believed: and being baptized, was constantly with Philip, both seeing the miracles and the great dynamites performed, was astonished.
Acts 15:9and made no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
1 Corinthians 13:2And if I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not divine love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 16:22If any one loves not the Lord as a friend, let him be anathema Maran atha.
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 →