Catholic Public Domain Version
"Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works. "
— James 2:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“Yea, 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. ”
“Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.”
“But someone will say,“You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.”
“But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.”
“But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.”
“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.”
So if a brother or sister is naked and daily in need of food,
and if anyone of you were to say to them: “Go in peace, keep warm and nourished,” and yet not give them the things that are necessary for the body, of what benefit is this?
Thus even faith, if it does not have works, is dead, in and of itself.
Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works.
You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly.
So then, are you willing to understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar?