Berean Standard Bible
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?”
James asks a pointed question in the middle of chapter 2, after arguing that favoritism contradicts faith. He turns now to the relationship between faith and action.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
World English Bible (WEB)
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
King James Version (KJV)
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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 (BBE)
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?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Hermanos míos, ¿qué aprovechará si alguno dice que tiene fe, y no tiene obras? ¿Podrá la fe salvarle?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Hermanos míos, ¿de qué le sirve a uno decir que tiene fe si no lo demuestra con sus acciones? ¿Acaso podrá salvarlo esa fe?
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