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James 2:17-18
New King James Version
James 2:17-18
New King James Version
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” (A)Show me your faith without [a]your works, (B)and I will show you my faith by [b]my works.
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- James 2:18 NU omits your
- James 2:18 NU omits my
James 2:17-18
New American Standard Bible
James 2:17-18
New American Standard Bible
17 In the same way, (A)faith also, if it has no works, is [a]dead, being by itself.
18 (B)But someone [b]may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your (C)faith without the works, and I will (D)show you my faith (E)by my works.”
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- James 2:17 Or dead by its own standards
- James 2:18 Lit will
James 2:17-18
Amplified Bible
James 2:17-18
Amplified Bible
17 So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective].
18 But someone may say, “You [claim to] have faith and I have [good] works; show me your [alleged] faith without the works [if you can], and I will show you my faith by my works [that is, by what I do].”
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James 2:17-18
New International Version
James 2:17-18
New International Version
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(A)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(B) and I will show you my faith(C) by my deeds.(D)
James 2:17-18
King James Version
James 2:17-18
King James Version
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
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