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Bible in Basic English

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.

New American Standard Bible

But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

King James Version

Yea, 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.

Holman Bible

But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works.

International Standard Version

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.

A Conservative Version

But some man will say, Thou have faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith from thy works, and I will show thee from my works my faith.

American Standard Version

Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

Amplified

But someone may say, “You [claim to] have faith and I have [good] works; show me your [alleged] faith without the works [if you can], and I will show you my faith by my works [that is, by what I do].”

An Understandable Version

But someone may say, "You have faith and I have [good] deeds." [I reply], show me your faith without your [good] deeds, and I will show you my faith by my [good] deeds.

Anderson New Testament

But some one will say, You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith by your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Common New Testament

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Daniel Mace New Testament

it will be said, "you have a speculative faith, but mine is practical. where is your faith, if no effects appear? as for me, my actions will vouch for my faith.

Darby Translation

But some one will say, Thou hast faith and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and I from my works will shew thee my faith.

Godbey New Testament

But one will say, You have faith, and I have works: Show me your faith apart from works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Goodspeed New Testament

But someone may say, "You have faith, and I good deeds." Show me your faith without any good deeds, and I will show you my faith by my good deeds.

John Wesley New Testament

But one will 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.

Julia Smith Translation

But certain will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith from my works.

King James 2000

Yea, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Modern King James verseion

But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith from my works.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, and a man might say, "Thou hast faith, and I have deeds: Show me thy faith by thy deeds: and I will show thee my faith by my deeds."

Moffatt New Testament

Someone will object, 'And you claim to have faith!' Yes, and I claim to have deeds as well; you show me your faith without any deeds, and I will show you by my deeds what faith is!

Montgomery New Testament

Some one indeed may say, "You have faith, and I have deeds." "Then show me your faith," I answer, "apart from any deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds."

NET Bible

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.

New Heart English Bible

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.

Noyes New Testament

But some one will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

Sawyer New Testament

But some one will say, You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by works.

The Emphasized Bible

But one will say, - Thou, hast faith, and, I, have works, show me thy faith apart from thy works, and, I, unto thee, will shew, by my works, my faith.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Perhaps a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee by my works my faith.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Some one, indeed, may say--"You are a man of faith, and I am a man of action." "Then show me your faith," I reply, "apart from any actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions."

Webster

Also a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

Weymouth New Testament

Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.

Williams New Testament

But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have good deeds. Show me your faith without any good deeds, but I will show you mine by my good deeds."

World English Bible

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.

Worrell New Testament

But some one will say, "You have faith, and I have works": show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Worsley New Testament

But one may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Youngs Literal Translation

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Yea
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

a man
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ἐρέω 
Ereo 
Usage: 41

σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

πίστις 
Pistis 
πίστις 
Pistis 
πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221
Usage: 221
Usage: 221

and I
κἀγώ κἀμοί κἀμέ 
Kago 
κἀγώ κἀμοί κἀμέ 
Kago 
and I, I also, so I, I, even I, me also,
and I, I also, so I, I, even I, me also,
Usage: 39
Usage: 39

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

ἔργον 
Ergon 
ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130
Usage: 130

δεικνύω 
Deiknuo 
Usage: 22

me
μοί 
Moi 
me, my, I, mine
Usage: 152

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241
Usage: 241

ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

will shew
δεικνύω 
Deiknuo 
Usage: 22

σοί 
Soi 
thee, thou, thy, thine own, not tr
Usage: 113

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313
Usage: 313

by
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

References

Context Readings

Faith And Works

17 Even so faith without works is dead. 18 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. 19 You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.

Cross References

James 3:13

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

Galatians 5:6

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

Romans 3:28

For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.

Romans 8:1

For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

Romans 14:23

But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

1 Corinthians 13:2

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.

2 Corinthians 5:17

So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

1 Thessalonians 1:3-10

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;

1 Timothy 1:5

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

Titus 2:7

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

Titus 2:11-14

For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

Hebrews 11:31

By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.

Hebrews 11:33

Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,

James 2:14

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?

James 2:22-25

You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;

Matthew 7:16-17

By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

Romans 4:6

As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

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