James 2:20

The Passion Translation

O feeble sons of Adam, do you need further evidence that faith divorced from good works is phony?

Cross References

Proverbs 12:11

Work hard at your job and you’ll have what you need. Following a get-rich-quick scheme is nothing but a fantasy.

Jeremiah 2:5

He declares to you: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that they would run so far away from me? They left me to follow worthless idols and themselves became worthless!

Romans 1:21

Throughout human history the fingerprints of God were upon them, yet they refused to honor him as God or even be thankful for his kindness. Instead, they entertained corrupt and foolish thoughts about what God was like. This left them with nothing but misguided hearts, steeped in moral darkness.

Romans 3:28

So our conclusion is this: God’s wonderful declaration that we are righteous in his eyes can only come when we put our faith in Christ, and not in keeping the law.

Romans 9:20

But who do you think you are to second-guess God? How could a human being molded out of clay say to the one who molded him, “Why in the world did you make me this way?”

Galatians 5:6

When you’re joined to the Anointed One, circumcision and religious obligations can benefit you nothing. All that matters now is living in the faith that works and expresses itself through love.

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are somebody too important to stoop down to help another (when really you are not), you are living in deception.

Colossians 2:8

Beware that no one distracts you or intimidates you in their attempt to lead you away from Christ’s fullness by pretending to be full of wisdom when they’re filled with endless arguments of human logic. For they operate with humanistic and clouded judgments based on the mindset of this world system, and not the anointed truths of the Anointed One.

1 Timothy 1:6

Some believers have been led astray by teachings and speculations that emphasize nothing more than the empty words of men.

Titus 1:10

There are many wayward people, smooth talkers, and deceivers—especially the converts from Judaism.

James 1:26

If someone believes they have a relationship with God but fails to guard his words then his heart is drifting away and his religion is shallow and empty.

James 2:17

So then faith that doesn’t involve action is phony.

James 2:26

For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!