Verse 18
James 2:18
World English Bible
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Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
Original Language Text
greek
Ἀλλ’ ἐρεῖ τις· Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω. δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου ⸀χωρὶς τῶν ⸀ἔργων, κἀγώ ⸂σοι δείξω⸃ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν ⸀πίστιν.
English Translation
But someone will say: You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ of glory with partiality.
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For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy...
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and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, “Sit here in a good place...
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haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
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Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God (Elohim) choose those who are poor in this world to be rich...
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But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the...
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Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
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However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as...
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9
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
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For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
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For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not comm...
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So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.
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13
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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14
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
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15
And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
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and one of you tells them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled”; and yet you didn’t give them the thi...
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Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
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18
Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I by...
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You believe that God (Elohim) is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
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20
But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
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21
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
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You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
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and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God (Elohim), and it was accounted to...
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You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.
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In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messe...
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For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
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