James 2:16
And one from among you should say unto them—Withdraw in peace, be getting warmed and fed, but should not give them the things needful for the body, What the profit?
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,
17So, also, faith, if it have not works, is dead, by itself.
Cross References
Job 22:7No water—to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld bread:
Matthew 14:15And, evening, arriving, the disciples came unto him, saying—The place is, a desert, and, the hour, hath already passed,—dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Matthew 25:42For I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat, [and] I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink,
2 Corinthians 8:8Not by way of injunction, do I speak, but through, others’, earnestness, and, the genuineness of your own love, putting to the test.
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 →