James 2:15

Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?

16and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?

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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 homeless, you gave me a welcome;

Luke 3:11"Let the man who has two coats," he answered, "give one to the man who has none; and let the man who has food share it with others."

Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried by temptation, they were killed with the sword. They went from place to place in sheepskins or goatskins, enduring want, oppression and cruelty.

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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