James 2:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 2:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 2:26 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. spirit: or, breath" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 2:26 — KJV
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. spirit: or, breath”
— James 2:26 (KJV)
James 2:26 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 2:26
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? spot: or, fault”
Shares key themes with James 2:26: without, spirit, dead
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”
Shares key themes with James 2:26: without, dead, faith
“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,”
Shares key themes with James 2:26: without, works, also
“And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:”
Shares key themes with James 2:26: body, dead, faith
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.”
Shares key themes with James 2:26: body, dead, also
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