NET Bible
"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."
— James 2:18, NET Bible
“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 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.”
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,
and one of you says to them,“Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?
So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
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.
You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that– and tremble with fear.
But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?