James 2:8

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8 If, however, you ^aare fulfilling the ¹royal law according to the Scripture, “^bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

James 2:12-22

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12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by ^athe law of freedom. 13 For ^ajudgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy ¹triumphs over judgment.

Faith and Works

14 ^aWhat use is it, ^bmy brothers, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can ¹that faith save him? 15 ^aIf a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “^aGo in peace, ¹be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so ^afaith, if it has no works, is ¹dead by itself.
18 ^aBut someone will say, “You have faith; and I have works. Show me your ^bfaith without the works, and I will ^cshow you my faith ^dby my works.” 19 You believe that ¹^aGod is one. ^bYou do well; ^cthe demons also believe, and shudder. 20 But are you willing to recognize, ^ayou foolish fellow, that ^bfaith without works is useless? 21 ^aWas not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that ^afaith was working with his works, and ¹as a result of the ^bworks, faith was ²perfected.