James 2:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For as the body without the spirite is dead, so faith without works is dead also. ”

James 2:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For as the body without the spirit is dead - Margin, “breath.” The Greek word πνεύμα pneuma is commonly used to denote spirit or soul, as referring to the intelligent nature. The meaning her...
James 2:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(14) For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. (14) The conclusion repeated again: faith does not bring forth fruits and works is not faith, but a dead carcass...
James 2:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The surface contradiction between James and Paul, which made Luther call this an epistle of straw, and the Tü bingen critics hail it as a Judaist's attack upon Paulinism, troubles no one now, simply...
James 2:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the . Omit. spirit . App-101. See Authorized Version m., and compare Genesis 2:7 . so, &c . = so faith also.
James 2:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. For as the body without the spirit is dead - There can be no more a genuine faith without good works, than there can b...
James 2:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For as the body, &c.— "And on such principles must all others expect justification and salvation; for as the body, without the spirit, is but a dead carcase, how fair and entire soever it m...
James 2:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Faith is a spiritual thing: works material. Hence, we might expect faith to answer to the spirit: works to the...
James 2:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Warnings Against Respect of Persons. Belief and Practice 1. Another instance of inconsistency. Jesus Christ the Lord of glory ] better, 'Jesus Christ the glory,' or 'the glorious one,' One of...
James 2:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(14-26) FAITH AND WORKS. — We now enter on the most debatable ground of the Epistle; a battle-field strewn with the bones and weapons of countless adversaries. It is an easy thing to shoot “arrows, e...
James 2:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 FAITH AND WORKS: THREE VIEWS OF THE RELATION, OF THE TEACHING OF ST. JAMES TO THE TEACHING OF ST. PAUL-THE RELATION OF LUTHER TO BOTH. James 2:14-26 "What doth it profit, my brethre...
James 2:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deeds the Evidence of Faith James 2:14-26 The Apostle is speaking here of a faith that does not result in a changed life. It is the faith which believes about Jesus Christ, as distinguished f...
James 2:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proceeding, James dealt with the effect of faith on conduct. It makes it impossible to show any respect of persons on the ground of the possession of worldly wealth. To show such respect shows that t...
James 2:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? (15) If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, (16) And one of you say un...
James 2:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

FAITH AND WORKS ‘Can faith save him?… Faith without works is dead.’ James 2:14 ; James 2:26 Salvation through faith is one of the most prominent truths of the Christian religion, and, in sp...
James 2:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For as the body without the spirit is dead ,.... This simile is made use of to illustrate what the apostle had asserted in James 2:17 that as a body, when the spirit or soul is departed from it, o...
James 2:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Ver. 26. As the body, &c. ] Yet is not charity the soul of faith, but the vital spirit only.
James 2:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Likewise also , &c. After Abraham, the father of the Jews, the apostle cites Rahab, a woman and a sinner of the Gentiles, to show that in every nation and sex true faith produces works, and is p...
James 2:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The first 13 verses of this chapter form a second division of the book, dealing with the faith of Christ as being above all personal considerations, perfectly true and impartial. To mix the faith of...
James 2:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Faith and Works. A. D. 61. 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath f...
James 2:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The spirit: this may be understood either, according to the marginal reading, of the breath; and then the sense is, that life and breath being inseparable companions, as the the of breath argues wa...
James 2:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reply Comes, ‘But Surely If We Have Faith That Is Enough. Will We Not Be Seen To Be Righteous Because We Have Faith In Christ? Then Surely It Does Not Really Matter How We Behave Towards Others'...
James 2:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES James 2:24 . By works. —That is, by the acts which indicate faith to be a reality, and alive. James 2:26 . Dead. —In the sense of being ineffective; mere helples...
James 2:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

James 2:26 Justification by Faith. I. Justification by faith is in fact a doctrine belonging of necessity to all true religion, and not to the Christian religion only. Men speak sometimes as if t...
James 2:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 2:1 . Have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. See James 1:1 . The whole of this chapter turns on charity, which is the excellence of pure re...
James 2:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION James 2:1-59 WARNING AGAINST RESPECT OF PERSONS . James 2:1 The translation is doubtful, two renderings being possible. (1) That of the A.V. and R.V., "Hold no...
James 2:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The example of Abraham and Rahab:
James 2:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 7:59 ; Acts 7:60 ; Ecclesiastes 12:7 ; Isaiah 2:22 ; James 2:14 ; James 2:17 ; James 2:20 ; Job 34:14 ; Job 34:15 ; Luke 23:46 ; Psalms 104:29 ; Psalms 146:4

James 2:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

James 2:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

James 2:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

James 2:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

James 2:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

James 2:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

James 2:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

James 2:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

James 2:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

James 2:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

James 2:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

James 2:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James 2:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James 2:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

James 2:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

James 2:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

James 2:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 2:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

James 2:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

James 2:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

James 2:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

James 2:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

James 2:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

James 2:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 2:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

James 2:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

James 2:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge