James 2:14,26
James 2:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
James 2:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:14-17 The Message (MSG)
Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?
James 2:25-26 The Message (MSG)
The same with Rahab, the Jericho harlot. Wasn’t her action in hiding God’s spies and helping them escape—that seamless unity of believing and doing—what counted with God? The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works and you get the same thing: a corpse.
James 2:14 King James Version (KJV)
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
James 2:26 King James Version (KJV)
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
James 2:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 2:14 New Century Version (NCV)
My brothers and sisters, if people say they have faith, but do nothing, their faith is worth nothing. Can faith like that save them?
James 2:26 New Century Version (NCV)
Just as a person’s body that does not have a spirit is dead, so faith that does nothing is dead!
James 2:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
James 2:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
James 2:14 New International Version (NIV)
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
James 2:26 New International Version (NIV)
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
James 2:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
What is the benefit, my fellow believers, if someone claims to have faith but has no [good] works [as evidence]? Can that [kind of] faith save him? [No, a mere claim of faith is not sufficient—genuine faith produces good works.]
James 2:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For just as the [human] body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works [of obedience] is also dead.
James 2:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?
James 2:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.
James 2:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My dear brothers and sisters, what good is it if someone claims to have faith but demonstrates no good works to prove it? How could this kind of faith save anyone?
James (Jacob) 2:26 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!