James 2:14-26 - Faith And Works

¹⁴ And what profit, my brethren, if any say he has faith, and should not have works? can faith save him?

¹⁵ And if a brother or sister be naked, and be failing of daily food, ¹⁶ And any of you say to them, Retire in peace, be ye warmed and be ye fed; and ye give them not things fitting the body; what profit? ¹⁷ So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.

¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: and the evil spirits believe, and shudder.

²⁰ And wilt thou know, O empty man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar ²² Thou seest that faith cooperated with his works, and from works was faith perfected. ²³ And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice: and he was called the Friend of God. ²⁴ Therefore ye see that man is justified from works, and not from faith alone. ²⁵ And likewise also was not Rehab the harlot justified by works, having received the messengers, and cast out by another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.