James 2:15

15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

James 2:15 Meaning and Commentary

James 2:15

If a brother or sister
A Christian man or woman, a fellow member of a church of Christ; for this relation is to be understood in a spiritual sense, though it does not exclude such who are in this relation in a natural sense:

be naked;
or clothed in rags, or in very mean and sordid apparel, such as will neither keep them warm, nor clean and decent; for they must not be supposed to be entirely naked, but to be in a very uncomfortable and indecent garb:

and destitute of daily food;
have not food sufficient for the day; or aught to support nature with, and yield them proper refreshment and nourishment.

James 2:15 In-Context

13 For judgment without mercy shall be done unto the one that has shown no mercy; and mercy boasts against judgment.

14 My brethren, What shall it profit though someone says that they have faith and do not have works? Shall this type of faith be able to save them?

15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

16 and one of you says unto them, Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled; but ye do not give them those things which are needful for the body; what shall it profit them?

17 Even so faith, if it does not have works, is dead in and of itself.