In the same way, faith by itself—that does nothing—is dead.
Just as a person’s body that does not have a spirit is dead, so faith that does nothing is dead!
My brothers and sisters, if people say they have faith, but do nothing, their faith is worth nothing. Can faith like that save them?
The purpose of this command is for people to have love, a love that comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a true faith.
So these three things continue forever: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.
We continually recall before God our Father the things you have done because of your faith and the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
I may give away everything I have, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing if I do not have love.
When we are in Christ Jesus, it is not important if we are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.
