The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.
James 2:20 - Tree of Life Version But do you want to know, you empty person, that faith without works is dead? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Are you willing to be shown [proof], you foolish (unproductive, spiritually deficient) fellow, that faith apart from [good] works is inactive and ineffective and worthless? American Standard Version (1901) But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? Common English Bible Are you so slow? Do you need to be shown that faith without actions has no value at all? Catholic Public Domain Version So then, are you willing to understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? |
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.
Thus says Adonai: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They walked after worthless things, becoming worthless themselves?
for even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. Instead, their thinking became futile, and their senseless hearts were made dark.
For we consider a person to be set right apart from Torah observance.
But who in the world are you, O man, who talks back to God? Will what is formed say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
For in Messiah Yeshua, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any meaning—but only trust and faithfulness expressing itself through love.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is fooling himself.
See that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men and the basic principles of the world rather than Messiah.
Some, having missed the mark, have turned away to fruitless discussion—
For there are many who are rebellious, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from the circumcision.
If anyone thinks he is religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is futile.
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.