James 2:14
What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
15Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
Cross References
Matthew 5:20For I assure you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees, you will certainly not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Matthew 7:26And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.
Acts 8:13Simon himself also believed, and after being baptized remained in close attendance on Philip, and was full of amazement at seeing such signs and such great miracles performed.
Acts 15:9and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their faith.
1 Corinthians 13:2If I possess the gift of prophecy and am versed in all mysteries and all knowledge, and have such absolute faith that I can remove mountains, but am destitute of Love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 16:22If any one is destitute of love to the Lord, let him be accursed. OUR LORD IS COMING.
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 →