James 2:14-26 - Faith And Works

¹⁴ What is the advantage, my brethren, if any one say that he has faith, and he hath not works, can faith alone save him?

¹⁵ If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food; ¹⁶ and one of you say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and be ye filled: but ye give them not the necessaries of life, what profit is it to them? ¹⁷ so faith, if it have not works, being alone, is dead.

¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

²⁰ But desirest thou to know, O vain man, that faith without works, is dead? ²¹ consider, Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? ²² Thou seest that faith co-operated with his works, and that by his works his faith was perfected. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. ²⁴ Ye see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. ²⁵ And in like manner also was not the harlot Rahab justified by works, when she entertained the spies, and let them out another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.