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Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

If it have not works (εαν μη εχη εργα). Another condition of the third class with εαν and μη and the present active subjunctive of…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

If a brother or sister be naked, etc. The comparison in these verses is very obvious and striking. The sense is, that faith in itself, wit…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.—Better, like the margin, is dead in its own self. If …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

James states the proposition he intends to demonstrate in the following verses: “Faith... not accompanied by action is dead.” Action is the proper …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Is dead, being alone. He says that faith is dead, being by itself, that is, when lacking good works. We therefore conclude that it is inde…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone . ] It is like a lifeless carcass, a body without a soul, ([Refe…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who substitute a mere intellectual belief in the gospel for the entirety of evangelical religion, as many do today, are mistaken. Undoubtedly…

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