James 2:20
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”
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.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Related Verses
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
“Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?”
“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.”
“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:”