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14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
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What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,
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Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.
16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
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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 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
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In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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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 God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder!
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You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
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