He who tills his land is satisfied with bread, But he who pursues vanities is lacking heart.
James 2:20 - The Scriptures 2009 But do you wish to know, O foolish man, that the belief without the works is dead? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Are you willing to be shown [proof], you foolish (unproductive, spiritually deficient) fellow, that faith apart from [good] works is inactive and ineffective and worthless? American Standard Version (1901) But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? Common English Bible Are you so slow? Do you need to be shown that faith without actions has no value at all? Catholic Public Domain Version So then, are you willing to understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? |
He who tills his land is satisfied with bread, But he who pursues vanities is lacking heart.
Thus said יהוה, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, that they have gone far from Me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless?
because, although they knew Elohim, they did not esteem Him as Elohim, nor gave thanks, but became vain in their reasonings, and their undiscerning heart was darkened.
For we reckon that a man is declared right by belief without works of Torah.
But who are you, O man, to talk back to Elohim? Shall that which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”
For in Messiah יהושע neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any strength, but belief working through love.
For if anyone thinks himself to be somebody, when he is not, he deceives himself.
See to it that no one makes a prey of you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary matters of the world, and not according to Messiah.
which some, having missed the goal, turned aside to senseless talk,
For there are many unruly men, senseless talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also the belief is dead without the works.