Verse 14

What does it profit, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Hva gagner det, mine brødre, om en mann sier at han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hva er nytten av det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Norsk King James

  Hva gagner det, mine brødre, om en mann sier han har tro, men ikke gjerninger? Kan en tro uten gjerninger redde ham?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hva hjelper det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro men ikke har gjerninger? Kan den troen frelse ham?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Hva gagner det, mine brødre, om noen sier at han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hva hjelper det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hva hjelper det, mine brødre, om noen sier at han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hva nytte er det, mine brødre, om en mann sier at han har tro, men ikke har handlinger? Kan tro alene frelse ham?

• gpt4.5-preview

  Hva hjelper det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan en slik tro frelse ham?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hva hjelper det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan en slik tro frelse ham?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hva nytter det, mine brødre, hvis noen sier at han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Hva gagner det, mine brødre, om noen sier at han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvad gavner det, mine Brødre! om Nogen siger, han haver Troen, men haver ikke Gjerninger? mon den Tro kan frelse ham?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hva gagner det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hva nytter det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hva nytter det, mine brødre, hvis noen sier at han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan den troen frelse ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hva hjelper det, mine brødre, om noen sier han har tro, men ikke har gjerninger? Kan den troen frelse ham?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hva nytter det, mine brødre, om noen sier at han har tro når han ikke har gjerninger? Kan troen frelse ham?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  What a vayleth it my brethren though a man saye he hath sayth when he hath no dedes? Can fayth save him?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  What a vayleth it my brethre, though a man saye he hath faith, when he hath no dedes? Can faith saue him?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  What profiteth it my brethren, though a man say he hath fayth, and hath not deedes? Can fayth saue hym?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  What `is' the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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?

• World English Bible (2000)

  What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Faith and Works Together What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?

Referenced Verses

• Matt 7:26-27 : 26 And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.
• Matt 7:21-23 : 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and cast out devils in your name, and done many wonderful works in your name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice iniquity.'
• Jas 1:22-25 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 For he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
• 2 Pet 1:5 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
• Heb 11:7-8 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out to a place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
• Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
• Heb 11:17 : 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
• Matt 5:20 : 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
• 1 Cor 13:2-3 : 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.
• 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 By which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
• Luke 6:49 : 49 But he that hears, and does not, is like a man who without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
• Acts 8:13 : 13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs that were done.
• Acts 8:21 : 21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
• Acts 15:9 : 9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
• Eph 2:8-9 : 8 For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.
• 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering constantly your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of God our Father;
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision matters nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
• Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
• Gal 5:13 : 13 For, brethren, you have been called to freedom; only do not use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith:
• 1 John 5:4-5 : 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
• Jas 2:16 : 16 and one of you says to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?
• Jas 2:18 : 18 Yes, someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
• Jas 2:26 : 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
• 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily exercise profits little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
• Rom 2:25 : 25 For circumcision truly profits if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.
• 1 Cor 16:22 : 22 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Maranatha.