James 2:16
and 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?
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
15Suppose some Brother or Sister should be in want of clothes and of daily bread,
17In just the same way faith, if not followed by actions, is, by itself, a lifeless thing.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15In the evening the disciples came up to him, and said: “This is a lonely spot, and the day is now far advanced; send the crowds away, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food.”
Matthew 25:42For, when I was hungry, you gave me no food; when I was thirsty, you gave me no drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I am not laying a command upon you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection.
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 →