So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
James 2:17 - English Standard Version 2016 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. Matoleo zaidiKing 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. |
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.