James 2:17

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of James 2:17

Euen so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original James chapter 2

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, {being} by itself.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Even so faith without works is dead.
- Basic English Bible

So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.
- Darby Bible

So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
- Douay Rheims Bible

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- Webster's Bible

So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
- Weymouth Bible

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
- World English Bible

So also feith, if it hath not werkis, is deed in it silf.
- Wycliffe Bible

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Sherry's comment on 2015-01-27 03:05:53:

It think it is analogus to the Tree faith and its fruit good works . For just 'proclaiming ' one has faith and bearing no tangible evidence is of no use. The Lord himself tells us to 'test ' the spirit by its fruit. God does indeed look for the fruit and then cuts it down if it has not borne any. So i think, yeah, of course....you can 't speak of doing good without authentic Faith in the first place. But its more like a call to Action. In short, 2 Cor 5:7 the benchmark ..James 2:17 the sure test for far sighted vision! :-

Rosalind's comment on 2015-01-16 06:36:04:

The scriptures says without faith it is impossible to please God so of course without faith you can 't inherit eternal life, especially if your still in sin and Jesus who is holy.. he wants nothing to do with sin unless a man or women repents and is born of water and spirit then they will receive eternal life.

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