What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWhat doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
What is 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?
What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentJames — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.
- Author
- James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
- Date
- Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter