James 2:12-22

12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,
13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Faith and Deeds

14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.
16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a] ?
21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.

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Cross References 16

  • 1. S Matthew 16:27
  • 2. S James 1:25
  • 3. Matthew 5:7; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7; Matthew 18:32-35; Luke 6:37
  • 4. Matthew 7:26; James 1:22-25
  • 5. Matthew 25:35,36
  • 6. Luke 3:11; 1 John 3:17,18
  • 7. ver 20,26; Galatians 5:6
  • 8. Romans 3:28
  • 9. Hebrews 11
  • 10. Matthew 7:16,17; James 3:13
  • 11. Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6
  • 12. Matthew 8:29; Luke 4:34
  • 13. ver 17,26
  • 14. Genesis 22:9,12
  • 15. Hebrews 11:17
  • 16. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some early manuscripts "dead"
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