Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
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James · James 2
James 2:17
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16and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
James 2:17
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
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18Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:7Shares a themefor we walk by faith, not by sight.Shared with Faith
- Mark 9:24Shares a themeImmediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”Shared with Faith
- Romans 10:17Shares a themeSo faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Shared with Faith
- Matthew 17:20Shares a themeHe said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.Shared with Faith
- Ephesians 2:8-9Shares a themefor by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.Shared with Faith
- Hebrews 11:1Shares a themeNow faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.Shared with Faith