James 2:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?”
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“O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo James 2:20 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:11Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
- Psalms 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- Jeremiah 2:5This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
- Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
- 1 Corinthians 15:35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:6Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
- Titus 1:10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
- James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- James 2:17So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
- James 2:26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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