James 2:17 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁷ In the same way faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ So also faith, if it does not have works (deeds and actions of obedience to back it up), by itself is destitute of power (inoperative, dead).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ In the same way, faith is dead when it doesn’t result in faithful activity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Thus even faith, if it does not have works, is dead, in and of itself.

James 2:17 Cross References

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:3

If I give away all my possessions to feed others, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither does circumcision have any significance, nor uncircumcision, but what matters is faith working through love.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, your labor of love, and your endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:5

The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.

James 2:14

What is the benefit, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

James 2:26

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.