James 2:14 
Context| NET © | What good is it, my brothers and sisters, 1 if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith 2 save him? 3 |
| NIV © | What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? |
| NASB © | What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? |
| NLT © | Dear brothers and sisters, what’s the use of saying you have faith if you don’t prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can’t save anyone. |
| MSG © | Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? |
| BBE © | What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation? |
| NRSV © | What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? |
| NKJV © | What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? |
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| NET © | What good is it, my brothers and sisters, 1 if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith 2 save him? 3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2. 2 tn Grk “the faith,” referring to the kind of faith just described: faith without works. The article here is anaphoric, referring to the previous mention of the noun πίστις (pisti") in the verse. See ExSyn 219. 3 sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer. |
