James 2:13-23

¹³For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

¹⁵Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

¹⁶If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

¹⁷So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

¹⁸But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

¹⁹You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that — and shudder.

²⁰O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?

²¹Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

²²You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

²³And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

— James 2:13-23

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Cross References for James 2:13-23

• James 2:26
• Matthew 7:26-27
• Matthew 5:7
• Genesis 15:6
• Proverbs 21:13
• Matthew 6:15
• Luke 4:34
• Matthew 7:21-23
• 2 Peter 1:5-9
• Isaiah 41:8

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