James 2:16
and 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?
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
15Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
17So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
Cross References
Matthew 14:15But when evening was come, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an uninhabited place, and the best of the day is now gone; send the people away to go into the villages and buy something to eat."
Matthew 25:42For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat; when thirsty, you gave me nothing to drink;
2 Corinthians 8:8I am not saying this by way of command, but to test by the standard of other men's earnestness the genuineness of your love also.
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 →