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


In Context

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

18 But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."

19 Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that-- and shudder.

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

21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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?