17So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.


In Context

14 What is the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?

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

16 and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what is the profit?

17 So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.

18 But some one will say, Thou hast faith and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and I from my works will shew thee my faith.

19 Thou believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.

James 2:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone.