James 2:15

Suppose some Brother or Sister should be in want of clothes and of daily bread,

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14My Brothers, what is the good of a man’s saying that he has faith, if he does not prove it by actions? Can such faith save him?

16and one of you were to say to them — “Go, and peace be with you; find warmth and food for yourselves,” and yet you were not to give them the necessaries of life, what good would it be to them?

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Cross References

Matthew 25:35For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to your homes;

Luke 3:11“Let the man who has two coats,” answered John, “share with him who has none; and the man who has food do the same.”

Hebrews 11:37They were stoned to death, they were tortured, they were swan asunder, they were put to the sword; they wandered about clothed in the skins of sheep or goats, destitute, persecuted, ill-used —

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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