Popular Bible Verses from James 2

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It is the same with faith. If it is just faith and nothing more—if it doesn’t do anything—it is dead.

A person’s body that does not have a spirit is dead. It is the same with faith—faith that does nothing is dead!

My brothers and sisters, if a person claims to have faith but does nothing, that faith is worth nothing. Faith like that cannot save anyone.

You believe there is one God. That’s good, but even the demons believe that! And they shake with fear.

But someone might argue, “Some people have faith, and others have good works.” My answer would be that you can’t show me your faith if you don’t do anything. But I will show you my faith by the good I do.

Yes, you must show mercy to others. If you do not show mercy, then God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the one who shows mercy can stand without fear before the Judge.

So you see that people are made right with God by what they do. They cannot be made right by faith alone.

So you see that Abraham’s faith and what he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by what he did.