James 2:14
What profit, my brethren,—if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15If, a brother or sister, should be naked, and coming short of the daily food,
Cross References
Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, that, unless your righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, in nowise, may ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
Matthew 7:26And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
Acts 8:13And, Simon himself also, believed; and, having been immersed, was in constant attendance on Philip,—and, beholding signs and great works of power coming to pass, was astonished.
Acts 15:9and made no distinction at all betwixt us and them, by their faith, purifying their hearts.
1 Corinthians 13:2And, though I have [the gift of] prophesying, and know all sacred secrets, and all knowledge,—and though I have all faith, so as to be removing mountains, and have not, love, I am, nothing;
1 Corinthians 16:22If anyone doth not dearly love the Lord, let him be anathema [that is, "accursed"]: Maran atha [that is, "The Lord, cometh"].
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 →