20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?


In Context

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.

20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.

James 2:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:20You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless ?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?