James 2:14

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Summary

James 2:14

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

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1 Corinthians 15:2

Ephesians 2:8

Bible References

What

And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?

See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.

It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.

And if I give all my goods to the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it is of no profit to me.

For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

Though

But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.

Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.

And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

If any man has not love for the Lord, let him be cursed. Maran atha (our Lord comes).

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

Can

By which you have salvation; that is to say, the form in which it was given to you, if it is fixed in your minds, and if your faith in it is not without effect.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God: