James 2:20
But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
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- Prov 12:11 : 11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
- Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
- Rom 1:21 : 21 Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- Jas 2:26 : 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
- Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- Col 2:8 : 8 Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
- 1 Tim 1:6 : 6 from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
- Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
- Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.
- Jas 2:17 : 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
- Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus says Yahweh, "What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
- Job 11:11-12 : 11 For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it. 12 An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
- Ps 94:8-9 : 8 Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise? 9 He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see? 10 He who disciplines the nations, won't he punish? He who teaches man knows. 11 Yahweh knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
- 1 Cor 15:35-36 : 35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised?" and, "With what kind of body do they come?" 36 You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
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- Jas 2:14-196 verses89%
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
15 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
16 and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
18 Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
- Jas 2:24-263 verses87%
24 You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.
25 In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
- Jas 2:21-222 verses80%
21 Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
- Rom 4:2-65 verses73%
2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.
3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
4 Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.
5 But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
- Rom 3:27-282 verses72%
27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
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8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, that no one would boast.
- Jas 1:22-232 verses71%
22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
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16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
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16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
- Gal 3:4-63 verses69%
4 Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?
5 He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you, and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
6 Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
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6 Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
- Gal 3:11-122 verses69%
11 Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, "The righteous will live by faith."
12 The law is not of faith, but, "The man who does them will live by them."
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8 This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;
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26 If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.
- John 6:28-292 verses68%
28 They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"
29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."
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7 For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
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36 You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
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3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
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4 Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
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20 for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.
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6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
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3 For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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17 For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."
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13 For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
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1 You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,
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6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
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6 who "will pay back to everyone according to their works:"
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14 Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.
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3 Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
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38 But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."
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3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?