James 2:16
and one of you say to them, Go in peace, warm yourselves, and be full; and ye give them not the necessaries of the body, what is the use?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
15Or if a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
17So also faith alone, without works, is dead.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is gone; send away the throngs of people, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food.
Matthew 25:42For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; and I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I do not actually command you, but by the promptitude of your fellow disciples, I would test the sincerity of your love.
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 →