And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
James 2:17 - King James 2000 Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself. Common English Bible In the same way, faith is dead when it doesn’t result in faithful activity. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus even faith, if it does not have works, is dead, in and of itself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself. |
And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love.
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
What does it profit, my brethren, though a man says he has faith, and has not works? can faith save him?
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.