James 2:16

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Summary

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?

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What

James 2:14

General references

Bible References

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“To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

When it is in your power to do it.

When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.”

for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

What

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?

General references

So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering,

Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.