James 2:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?”
James 2:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?”
James 2:14 — World English Bible
James 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? ”
James 2:14 — American Standard Version
James 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?”
James 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation
James 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him? ”
James 2:14 — Darby Translation
James 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?”
James 2:14 — Geneva Bible
James 2:14 in Context — James 2
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
What Does James 2:14 Mean?
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