James 2:13-18

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¹³because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.^(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Faith and Deeds

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?^(B) Can such faith save them? ¹⁵Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.^(C) ¹⁶If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?^(D) ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.^(E)

¹⁸But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”

Show me your faith without deeds,^(F) and I will show you my faith^(G) by my deeds.^(H)

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Psalm 145:8-14

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⁸The Lord is gracious and compassionate,^(A)
slow to anger and rich in love.^(B)

⁹The Lord is good^(C) to all;
    he has compassion^(D) on all he has made.
¹⁰All your works praise you,^(E) Lord;
    your faithful people extol^(F) you.^(G)
¹¹They tell of the glory of your kingdom^(H)
    and speak of your might,^(I)
¹²so that all people may know of your mighty acts^(J)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.^(K)
¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,^(L)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy^(M) in all he promises^(N)
and faithful in all he does.^[a]
¹⁴The Lord upholds^(O) all who fall
and lifts up all^(P) who are bowed down.^(Q)

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Footnotes

Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.