James 2:18 - The Message I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.” Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But someone will say [to you then], You [say you] have faith, and I have [good] works. Now you show me your [alleged] faith apart from any [good] works [if you can], and I by [good] works [of obedience] will show you my faith. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Someone might claim, “You have faith and I have action.” But how can I see your faith apart from your actions? Instead, I’ll show you my faith by putting it into practice in faithful action. Catholic Public Domain Version Now someone may say: "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith. |