Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Holman Bible
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith
A Conservative Version
What is the benefit, my brothers, if some man should say to have faith, but has no works? Can the faith save him?
American Standard Version
What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
Amplified
What is the benefit, my fellow believers, if someone claims to have faith but has no [good] works [as evidence]? Can that [kind of] faith save him? [No, a mere claim of faith is not sufficient—genuine faith produces good works.]
An Understandable Version
What good is it, my brothers [and sisters], if a person says he has faith but does not have [good] deeds? Can such faith save him?
Anderson New Testament
What profit is there, my brethren, if any one say he has faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?
Bible in Basic English
What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
Common New Testament
What good is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has no works? Can such faith save him?
Daniel Mace New Testament
What advantage is it, my brethren, for a man to say he has faith, if he has no beneficence? can such a faith save him?
Darby Translation
What is the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
Godbey New Testament
But what is it profitable, my brethren, if one may say he has faith, but has not works? whether is faith able to save him?
Goodspeed New Testament
My brothers, what is the good of a man's saying he has faith, if he has no good deeds to show? Can faith save him?
John Wesley New Testament
What doth it profit, my brethren, tho' a man say he hath faith, and have not works?
Julia Smith Translation
And what profit, my brethren, if any say he has faith, and should not have works? can faith save him?
King James 2000
What does it profit, my brethren, though a man says he has faith, and has not works? can faith save him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
What [is] the benefit, my brothers, if someone says [that he] has faith but does not have works? That faith [is] not able to save him, [is it]?
Modern King James verseion
My brothers, what profit is it if a man says he has faith and does not have works? Can faith save him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him?
Moffatt New Testament
My brothers, what is the use of anyone declaring he has faith, if he has no deeds to show? Can his faith save him?
Montgomery New Testament
My brothers, what good is it if any one says that he has faith, if he has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
NET Bible
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?
New Heart English Bible
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
Noyes New Testament
What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?
Sawyer New Testament
What is the profit, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has not works? Can faith save him?
The Emphasized Bible
What profit, my brethren, - if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
What is the advantage, my brethren, if a man profess to have faith, but hath not works; can faith save him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
My Brothers, what is the good of a man's saying that he has faith, if he does not prove it by actions? Can such faith save him?
Webster
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man sayeth he hath faith, and hath not works? can faith save him?
Weymouth New Testament
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?
Williams New Testament
My brothers, what good is there in a man's saying that he has faith, if he has no good deeds to prove it? Such faith cannot save him, can it?
World English Bible
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
Worrell New Testament
What profit is it, my brethren, if anyone says he has faith, but has not works; can such faith save him?
Worsley New Testament
What is the advantage, my brethren, if any one say that he has faith, and he hath not works, can faith alone save him?
Youngs Literal Translation
What is the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?
Themes
Liberality » Want of » A proof of not having faith
Vanity » Faith without works is
Works » Good » In the judgment, will be an evidence of faith
Topics
Interlinear
Tis
Pistis
πίστις
Pistis
faith, assurance, believe Trans, belief, them that believe, fidelity
Usage: 221
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:14
Images James 2:14
Prayers for James 2:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Faith And Works
13 For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. 14 What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it? 15 Suppose a brother or sister does not have any clothes or daily food
Names
Cross References
James 1:22-25
Keep on being obedient to the word, and not merely being hearers who deceive themselves.
Galatians 5:6
for in union with the Messiah Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. What matters is faith expressed through love.
Jeremiah 7:8
"Look, you're trusting in deceptive words that cannot benefit.
Matthew 5:20
because I tell you, unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom from heaven!"
Matthew 7:21-23
"Not everyone who keeps saying to me, "Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 7:26-27
"Everyone who keeps on hearing these messages of mine and never puts them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Luke 6:49
But the person who hears what I say but doesn't act on it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. When the floodwaters pushed against it, that house quickly collapsed, and the resulting destruction of that house was extensive."
Acts 8:13
Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized he became devoted to Philip. He was amazed to see the signs and great miracles that were happening.
Acts 8:21
You have no part or share in what we're saying, because your heart isn't right with God.
Acts 15:9
He made no distinction between them and us, because of their faith-cleansed hearts.
Romans 2:25
For circumcision is valuable if you observe the Law, but if you break the Law, your having been circumcised has no more value than if you were uncircumcised.
1 Corinthians 13:2-3
If I have the gift of prophecy and can understand all secrets and every form of knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains but have no love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 15:2
and by which you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the message I proclaimed to you unless, of course, your faith was worthless.
1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone doesn't love the Lord, let him be !
Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity to gratify your flesh, but through love make it your habit to serve one another.
Ephesians 2:8-10
For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of God
1 Thessalonians 1:3
In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.
1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of this instruction is love that flows from a pure heart, from a clear conscience, and from a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 4:8
Physical exercise is of limited value, but Godliness is very dear, a pledge of life, both there and here.
Titus 1:16
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.
Titus 3:8
This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their faith in God may devote themselves to good actions. These things are good and helpful to other people.
Hebrews 11:7-8
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac he who had received the promises was about to offer his unique son in sacrifice,
Hebrews 13:9
Stop being carried away by all kinds of unusual teachings, for it is good that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by food laws that have never helped those who follow them.
James 2:16
and one of you tells them, "Go in peace! Stay warm and eat heartily." If you do not provide for their bodily needs, what good does it do?
James 2:18
But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have actions." Show me your faith without any actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions.
James 2:26
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without actions is also dead.
2 Peter 1:5
For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,
1 John 5:4-5
because everyone who is born from God has overcome the world. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world.