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James 2:20

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But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

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James 2:20 in other translations

But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

James 2:20 · World English Bible

James 2:20 in context

  1. 18Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.
  2. 19Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
  3. 20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
  4. 21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
  5. 22Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;