James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, ¹  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith ²  save him? ³ 

biblegateway Jam 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

biblegateway Jam 2:14

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?

biblegateway Jam 2:14

Dear brothers and sisters, what’s the use of saying you have faith if you don’t prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can’t save anyone.

biblegateway Jam 2:14

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?

SABDAweb Jam 2:14

What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?

bibleoremus Jam 2:14

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you?

biblegateway Jam 2:14

What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

biblegateway Jam 2:14

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, ¹  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith ²  save him? ³ 

¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

² tn Grk “the faith,” referring to the kind of faith just described: faith without works. The article here is anaphoric, referring to the previous mention of the noun πίστις (pisti") in the verse. See ExSyn 219.

³ sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.