James 2:20
But wylt thou knowe, O thou vayne man, that that fayth which is without workes, is dead?
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- Prov 12:11 : 11 He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.
- Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Iesus Christe, neither is circumcision any thing woorth, neither yet vncircumcision: but fayth, which worketh by loue.
- Rom 1:21 : 21 Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.
- Jas 2:26 : 26 For as the body without the spirite is dead: euen so, fayth without workes, is dead also
- Gal 6:3 : 3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.
- Col 2:8 : 8 Beware lest any man spoyle you through philosophie & vayne deceipt, after the tradition of men, and after the rudimentes of the worlde, and not after Christe.
- 1 Tim 1:6 : 6 From the whiche thynges, some hauyng erred, haue tourned vnto vayne ianglyng:
- Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are many vnruly, and vayne talkers, and deceauers of myndes, specially they that are of ye circumcision,
- Jas 1:26 : 26 If any man among you seeme to be deuout, and refrayneth not his tongue, but deceaueth his owne heart, this mans deuotion is vayne.
- Jas 2:17 : 17 Euen so, fayth, yf it haue not deedes, is dead in it selfe:
- Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus saith the Lorde, What vnfaithfulnesse founde your fathers in me, that they went so farre away fro me, fallyng to lightnesse, and beyng so vayne?
- Job 11:11-12 : 11 For it is he that knoweth vayne men, he seeth their wickednesse also, shoulde he not then consider it? 12 Yet vayne man would be wyse, though man newe borne is lyke a wilde asses coulte.
- Ps 94:8-9 : 8 Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised? 9 He that hath planted the eare, shall he not heare? yf he shapeth the eye, shall he not see? 10 He that chasteneth the heathen, shall not he punishe? it is he that teacheth man knowledge. 11 God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie.
- 1 Cor 15:35-36 : 35 But some man wyll say, howe are the dead raysed vp? With what bodie shall they come? 36 Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it dye.
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14 What profiteth it my brethren, though a man say he hath fayth, and hath not deedes? Can fayth saue hym?
15 If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode,
16 And one of you say vnto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and fylled: notwithstandyng, ye geue them not those thinges which are nedefull to, the body, what shall it profite?
17 Euen so, fayth, yf it haue not deedes, is dead in it selfe:
18 But some man wyll say, thou hast fayth and I haue deedes: shewe me thy fayth by thy deedes, and I wyll shewe thee my faith by my deedes.
19 Beleuest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The deuyls also beleue, and tremble.
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24 Ye see then, howe that of deedes a man is iustified, and not of fayth only.
25 Lykewyse also, was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes, when she had receaued the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirite is dead: euen so, fayth without workes, is dead also
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21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter?
22 Seest thou not, howe ye faith wrought with his deedes, and through ye deedes was the fayth made perfect?
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2 For if Abraham were iustified by workes, the hath he wherein to boaste, but not before God.
3 For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleued God, and it was counted vnto hym for ryghteousnes.
4 To hym that worketh, is the reward not reckened of grace, but of duetie.
5 To hym that worketh not, but beleueth on hym that iustifieth the vngodly, his fayth is counted for ryghteousnes.
6 Euen as Dauid describeth the blessednesse of the man vnto whom God imputeth righteousnesse without workes:
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27 Where is then thy boastyng? It is excluded. By what lawe? Of workes? Nay, but by the lawe of fayth.
28 Therfore, we holde that a man is iustified by fayth, without the deedes of the lawe.
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8 For by grace are ye made safe through fayth, and that not of your selues, it is the gyft of God:
9 Not of workes, lest any man shoulde boast hym selfe.
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22 And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues.
23 For yf any be a hearer of the worde, and not a doer, he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse:
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16 Knowe that a man is not iustified by the deedes of the lawe, but by the fayth of Iesus Christe: And we haue beleued on Iesus Christ, that we might be iustified by the fayth of Christe, and not by the deedes of the lawe, because by the deedes of the lawe no fleshe shalbe iustified.
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16 They confesse that they knowe God: but with workes they denie hym, seyng they are abhominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.
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4 Haue ye suffered so great thynges in vayne? Yf it be yet in vayne.
5 He therfore that ministreth to you the spirite, and worketh miracles among you, doth he it through the deedes of the lawe, or by hearyng of the fayth?
6 Euen as Abraham beleued God, & it was ascribed to hym for righteousnesse.
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6 But without fayth it is vnpossible to please hym: For he that cometh to God, must beleue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.
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11 But that no man is iustified by ye lawe in the sight of God, it is euident. For the iust shall lyue by fayth.
12 And the lawe is not of fayth: but the man that doth them, shall lyue in them.
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8 This is a faythfull saying: And of these thynges I wyll that thou confirme, that they which haue beleued in God, myght be carefull to shewe foorth good workes. These thynges are good and profitable vnto men.
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26 If any man among you seeme to be deuout, and refrayneth not his tongue, but deceaueth his owne heart, this mans deuotion is vayne.
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28 Then saide they vnto him: What shall we do, that we myght worke ye workes of God?
29 Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto them: This is the worke of God, that ye beleue on hym whom he hath sent.
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7 Neither let that man thynke that he shall receaue any thyng of the Lorde.
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36 Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it dye.
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3 Knowyng (this) that the trying of your fayth worketh patience:
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4 Behold, he that lifteth vp him selfe, his minde is not vpright in him: but the iust shall liue by his fayth.
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20 For the wrath of man, worketh not that which is ryghteous before God.
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6 For in Iesus Christe, neither is circumcision any thing woorth, neither yet vncircumcision: but fayth, which worketh by loue.
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3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.
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17 For by it is the ryghteousnes of God opened fro fayth to fayth. As it is written: the iuste shall lyue by fayth.
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13 (For in the sight of God, they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe: but the doers of the lawe shalbe iustified.
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1 And you that were dead in trespasses and sinnes,
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6 If it be of grace, then is it not nowe of workes: For the grace is no more grace. But yf it be of workes, then is it nowe no grace: For then worke is no more worke.
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6 Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes:
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14 And let ours also learne to excell in good workes to necessarie vses, that they be not vnfruitefull.
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3 Thinkest thou this, O thou man that iudgest them whiche do such thynges, and doest the same thy selfe that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?
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38 And the iuste shall lyue by fayth: And yf he withdrawe hym selfe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in hym.
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3 What then though some of them dyd not beleue? Shal their vnbeliefe make the fayth of God without effect?