James 2:15 KJV — MannaFest

James 2:15

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

KJV

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ASV

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,

WEB

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

YLT

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

DBT

Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

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James — 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

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35 verses on the floor

1 John 3:18
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Proverbs 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Matthew 25:35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Luke 3:11
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

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The Greek is, "But if," &c.: the "But" taking up the argument against such a one as "said he had faith, and yet had not works," which are its fruits. a brother, &c.--a fellow Christian, to whom we are specially bound to give help, independent of our general obligation to help all our fellow creatures. be--The Greek implies, "be found, on your access to them."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Will you come before God with such empty shows of charity as these? You might as well pretend that your love and charity will stand the test without acts of mercy as think that a profession of faith will bear you out before God without works of piety and obedience. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being along, "

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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