James 2:26 meaning and explanation
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2:26, Berean Standard Bible
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James closes the argument he began in verse 14, writing to believers who claimed faith in Jesus yet favored the rich and neglected the needy. His comparison comes from ordinary life: a body without breath is a corpse, and faith that never moves a person to act is just as lifeless.
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