James 2
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James 2:17-26

17EvenG2532 soG3779 faithG3588G4102, ifG1437 it hathG2192 notG3361 worksG2041, isG1510 deadG3498, beingG2596 aloneG1438. 18YeaG235, a manG5100 may sayG2046, ThouG4771 hastG2192 faithG4102, and IG2504 haveG2192 worksG2041: shewG1166 meG1473 thyG4771 faithG3588G4102 withoutG1537 thyG4771 worksG3588G2041, and IG2504 will shewG1166 theeG4771 myG1473 faithG3588G4102 byG1537 myG1473 worksG3588G2041. 19ThouG4771 believestG4100 thatG3754 there isG1510 oneG1520 GodG3588G2316; thou doestG4160 wellG2573: the devilsG3588G1140 alsoG2532 believeG4100, andG2532 trembleG5425.

20ButG1161 wilt thouG2309 knowG1097, OG5599 vainG2756 manG444, thatG3754 faithG3588G4102 withoutG5565 worksG3588G2041 isG1510 deadG3498? 21Was notG3756 AbrahamG11 ourG1473 fatherG3588G3962 justifiedG1344 byG1537 worksG2041, when he had offeredG399 IsaacG2464 hisG846 sonG3588G5207 uponG1909 the altarG3588G2379? 22Seest thouG991 howG3754 faithG3588G4102 wrought withG4903 hisG846 worksG3588G2041, andG2532 byG1537 worksG3588G2041 wasG5048 faithG3588G4102 made perfectG5048? 23AndG2532 the scriptureG3588G1124 was fulfilledG4137 which saithG3004, AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG3588G2316, andG2532 it was imputedG3049 unto himG846 forG1519 righteousnessG1343: andG2532 he was calledG2564 the FriendG5384 of GodG2316. 24Ye seeG3708 thenG5106 how thatG3754 byG1537 worksG2041 a manG444 is justifiedG1344, andG2532 notG3756 byG1537 faithG4102 onlyG3440. 25LikewiseG3668 alsoG2532 wasG1344 notG3756 RahabG4460 the harlotG3588G4204 justifiedG1344 byG1537 worksG2041, when she had receivedG5264 the messengersG3588G32, andG2532 had sentG1544 them outG1544 anotherG2087 wayG3598? 26ForG1063 asG5618 the bodyG3588G4983 withoutG5565 the spiritG4151 isG1510 deadG3498, soG3779 faithG3588G4102 withoutG5565 worksG3588G2041 isG1510 deadG3498 alsoG2532.

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