James 2:26

So just as the body without a spirit is dead, so faith is dead without deeds.

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In The King James Version

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

In Context

25In like manner was not Rahab, the harlot, justified by her deeds, in the fact that she received the messengers and sent them forth by another way?

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Cross References

Acts 7:59So they stoned Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

James 2:17In just the same way faith, if it have not deeds, is by itself a lifeless thing.

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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