James 2:18
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.
KJV
ἀλλ’ ἐρεῖ τις, σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω. δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων, κἀγώ σοι δείξω ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν.
Greek NT
Sed dicet quis : Tu fidem habes, et ego opera habeo : ostende mihi fidem tuam sine operibus : et ego ostendam tibi ex operibus fidem meam.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δεικνύω
deiknuo
verb · 32×
κἀγώ
kago
pronoun · 85×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
χωρίς
choris
adverb · 41×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
4 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: χωρὶς | WH/Treg/NIV: χωρὶς | RP: ἐκ
- χωρὶς — SBLGNT
- χωρὶς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐκ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἔργων | WH/Treg/NIV: ἔργων | RP: + σου
- ἔργων — SBLGNT
- ἔργων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + σου — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σοι δείξω | WH/Treg/NIV: σοι δείξω | RP: δείξω σοι
- σοι δείξω — SBLGNT
- σοι δείξω — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- δείξω σοι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: πίστιν | WH/Treg/NIV: πίστιν | RP: + μου
- πίστιν — SBLGNT
- πίστιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + μου — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§162Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to man. We can lose this priceless gift, as St. Paul indicated to St. Timothy: "Wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith."44 To live, grow and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lo…
1. Great is the recompense of care bestowed upon the servants of God, and of itself it yields to us its fruits. For, he that receives you, it says, receives Me, and he that receives Me, receives Him that sent Me. Matthew 10:40 Now what can be equal to the receiving Christ and His Father? But what kind of connection has this with what was said before? What has it in common with …
Is martyrdom an act of virtue? Of what virtue is it the act? The perfection of this act The pain of martyrdom Its cause Article 1. Whether martyrdom is an act of virtue? Objection 1. It seems that martyrdom is not an act of virtue. For all acts of virtue are voluntary. But martyrdom is sometimes not voluntary, as in the case of the Innocents who were slain for Christ's sake, an…
Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice. This is the chief of all the signs of grace. Holy practice is the principal evidence of the truth of grace, both to the consciences of Christians themselves and to the observation of others. Men's deeds are the best interpreters of their words and profession.
Although good works, which are the fruits of faith, and follow after justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's judgment; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and spring out of a true and lively faith, insomuch that by them a lively faith may be as evidently known as a tree is discerned by its fruit.
Cross-references
- 1John 1:6 — If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
- 1Thess 1:3 — Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
- 1Tim 1:5 — Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
- Gal 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
- Gen 22:12 — And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
- Heb 11:31 — By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
- Jas 2:14 — What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
- Jas 2:14 — What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
- Jas 2:25 — Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
- Jas 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
- Jas 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
- Luke 5:20 — And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- Matt 7:16 — Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
- Matt 9:2 — And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
- Rom 14:23 — And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
- Titus 2:7 — In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
- Titus 2:11 — For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,