A moment in scripture
James 2:16
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And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
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The surrounding passage
- James 2:14
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
- James 2:15
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
- James 2:17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- 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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.