James 2:15

If a brother or sister be naked and in need of daily food,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

In Context

14My brothers, what good is it if any one says that he has faith, if he has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

16and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, find warmth and food for yourselves," but at the same time you do not give the necessaries of the body, what good would that do them?

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Cross References

Matthew 25:35"‘For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;

Luke 3:11"If you have two shirts share with him who has none; and let him who has food do the same."

Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, persecuted, tormented -

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 →

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