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James 2:12-14
New English Translation

12 Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.[a] 13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over[b] judgment.

Faith and Works Together

14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters,[c] if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith[d] save him?[e]

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:12 tn Grk “a law of freedom.”
  2. James 2:13 tn Grk “boasts against, exults over,” in victory.
  3. James 2:14 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.
  4. James 2:14 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 (pistis) in the verse. See ExSyn 219.
  5. James 2:14 sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.
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