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James 2:15-17 KJV
James · chapter 2 · verses 15–17
15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16And 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? 17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.James 2:15-17 · King James Version
James 2:15-17 in context
13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16And 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?
17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Commentary
Cross references
- Luke 3:11
- Proverbs 3:27-28
- 1 John 3:16-18
- James 2:26
- 2 Peter 1:5-9
- James 2:19-20
- 1 Corinthians 13:13
- James 2:14
Key words (Strong's)
- notwithstandingdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- destituteleipōto leave, leave behind, forsake, to be left behind, to lag, be inferior, to be destitute…G3007 →
- destituteōbe, may be, etcG5600 →
- brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- needfulepitēdeiosfit, suitable, convenient, advantageous, needful, esp. of the necessities of lifeG2006 →
- sisteradelphēa full, own sister, one connected by the tie of the Christian religionG79 →
- Departhypagōto lead under, bring under, to withdraw one s self, to go away, departG5217 →
- warmedthermainōto make warm, to heat, to warm one s selfG2328 →
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In this latter part of the chapter, the apostle shows the error of those who rested in a bare profession of the Christian faith, as if that would save them, while the temper of their minds and the tenour of their lives were altogether disagreeable to that holy religion which they professed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-26