"And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be {ye} warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things …" — James 2:16

James 2:16 · KJV

“And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be {ye} warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what {doth it} profit?”

— James 2:16

Verse 15

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

Verse 17

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. {alone: Gr. by itself}

James 2 — Context

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

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be {ye} warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what {doth it} profit?

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. {alone: Gr. by itself}

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. {without: some copies read, by}

Cross References

Proverbs 3:27-28

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do {it}. {them...: Heb. the owners thereof}

1 John 3:16-18

Hereby perceive we the love {of God}, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down {our} lives for the brethren.

Matthew 25:42-45

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

Romans 12:9

{Let} love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

Matthew 14:15-16

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

Matthew 15:32

Then Jesus called his disciples {unto him}, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

Job 22:7-9

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.