New American Standard Bible 1995
James 2:17-26
17EvenG2532 soG3779 1faithG4102, ifG1437 it hasG2192 noG3361 worksG2041, is 2deadG3498, being by itselfG1438.
183But someoneG5100 4may well sayG3004, “You haveG2192 faithG4102 and I haveG2192 worksG2041; showG1166 me your 5faithG4102 withoutG5565 the worksG2041, and I will 6showG1166 you my faithG4102 7by my worksG2041.” 19You believeG4100 that 89GodG2316 is oneG1520. 10You doG4160 wellG2573; 11the demonsG1140 alsoG2532 believeG4100, and shudderG5425. 20But are you willingG2309 to recognizeG1097, 12you foolishG2756 fellowG444, that 13faithG4102 withoutG5565 worksG2041 is uselessG692? 2114Was not AbrahamG11 our fatherG3962 justifiedG1344 by worksG2041 when he offeredG399 up IsaacG2464 his sonG5207 on the altarG2379? 22You seeG991 that 15faithG4102 was workingG4903 with his worksG2041, and 16as a resultG1537 of the 17worksG2041, faithG4102 was 18perfectedG5048; 23and the ScriptureG1124 was fulfilledG4137 which saysG3004, “19And AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG2316, and it was reckonedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343,” and he was calledG2564 20the friendG5384 of GodG2316. 24You seeG3708 that a manG444 is justifiedG1344 by worksG2041 and not by faithG4102 aloneG3441. 25In the sameG3668 wayG3668, was not 21RahabG4460 the harlotG4204 alsoG2532 justifiedG1344 by worksG2041 22when she receivedG5264 the messengersG32 and sentG1544 them out by anotherG2087 wayG3668? 26For justG5618 as the bodyG4983 withoutG5565 the spiritG4151 is deadG3498, soG3779 alsoG2532 23faithG4102 withoutG5565 worksG2041 is deadG3498.
Notes
- 1. James 2:17 Gal 5:6; James 2:20, 26 ↩
- 2. James 2:17 Or dead by its own standards ↩
- 3. James 2:18 Rom 9:19 ↩
- 4. James 2:18 Lit will ↩
- 5. James 2:18 Rom 3:28; 4:6; Heb 11:33 ↩
- 6. James 2:18 James 3:13 ↩
- 7. James 2:18 Matt 7:16f; Gal 5:6 ↩
- 8. James 2:19 One early ms reads there is one God ↩
- 9. James 2:19 Deut 6:4; Mark 12:29 ↩
- 10. James 2:19 James 2:8 ↩
- 11. James 2:19 Matt 8:29; Mark 1:24; 5:7; Luke 4:34; Acts 19:15 ↩
- 12. James 2:20 Rom 9:20; 1 Cor 15:36 ↩
- 13. James 2:20 Gal 5:6; James 2:17, 26 ↩
- 14. James 2:21 Gen 22:9, 10, 12, 16-18 ↩
- 15. James 2:22 John 6:29; Heb 11:17 ↩
- 16. James 2:22 Or by the deeds ↩
- 17. James 2:22 1 Thess 1:3 ↩
- 18. James 2:22 Or completed ↩
- 19. James 2:23 Gen 15:6; Rom 4:3 ↩
- 20. James 2:23 2 Chr 20:7; Is 41:8 ↩
- 21. James 2:25 Heb 11:31 ↩
- 22. James 2:25 Josh 2:4, 6, 15 ↩
- 23. James 2:26 Gal 5:6; James 2:17, 20 ↩
Commentaries on James 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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