Berean Standard Bible
“But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.”
James argues in chapter 2 that faith without works is dead. He imagines an objector who tries to separate the two, then answers with a challenge.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
But say may some one, You have faith, and I have works, show me thy faith out of thy works, and I will show you out of my works my faith:
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Pero alguno dirá: Tú tienes fe, y yo tengo obras: muéstrame tu fe sin tus obras, y yo te mostraré mi fe por mis obras.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero alguien puede decir: «Tú tienes fe, y yo tengo acciones. Pues bien, muéstrame tu fe sin las acciones, y yo te mostraré mi fe por medio de mis acciones».
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