James 2:17

¹⁷So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.o

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James 2 confronts two of the most uncomfortable questions in the Christian life: Do we treat the rich better than the poor? And does our faith actually change how we live? James answers with characteristic bluntness. Favoritism is not merely a social faux pas but a violation of the

References· James 2

a: v.1 — Proverbs 24:23, James 2:9, Deuteronomy 16:19, Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Proverbs 28:21, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Matthew 22:16, James 3:17, James 2:3
b: v.3 — 2 Corinthians 8:9, James 2:6, Luke 7:44-46, Isaiah 65:5, Jude 1:16
c: v.4 — John 7:24, Job 34:19, Matthew 7:1-5, Malachi 2:9, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 82:2, James 4:11, Job 21:27, James 1:1-27, Psalms 109:31
d: v.5 — Matthew 5:3, Luke 6:20, Revelation 2:9, 1 Corinthians 1:26-28, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Luke 12:21, Hebrews 11:26, 1 Peter 1:4, Luke 12:32, James 1:12
e: v.6 — Proverbs 17:5, 1 Corinthians 11:22, Proverbs 14:31, Psalms 14:6, Psalms 12:5, Acts 13:50, Micah 6:11-12, Psalms 10:14, Zechariah 7:10, Amos 8:4-6
f: v.8 — Leviticus 19:18, Galatians 5:14, Matthew 22:39, James 2:12, Romans 13:8-9, Galatians 6:2, Mark 12:31-33, Leviticus 19:34, 1 Peter 2:9, James 1:25
g: v.9 — Leviticus 19:15, James 2:1-4, John 8:9, John 8:46, Romans 3:20, 1 John 3:4, John 16:8, 1 Corinthians 14:24, Galatians 2:19, Jude 1:15
h: v.10 — Galatians 3:10, Matthew 5:18-19, Deuteronomy 27:26
i: v.11 — Exodus 20:13-14, Matthew 5:21-28, Deuteronomy 5:17-18, Romans 13:9, Luke 18:20, Mark 10:19, Psalms 130:3-4, Matthew 19:18, Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:22
j: v.12 — James 1:25, James 2:8, Philippians 4:8, 2 Peter 1:4-8, Colossians 3:17
k: v.13 — Matthew 5:7, Matthew 6:15, Proverbs 21:13, Luke 6:37, Ephesians 2:4-7, Matthew 18:28-35, Psalms 18:25, Matthew 7:1-2, Matthew 25:41-46, 1 John 4:18-19
l: v.14 — Matthew 7:26-27, Matthew 7:21-23, James 1:22-25, Luke 6:49, Titus 1:16, 2 Peter 1:5, James 2:26, Hebrews 11:17, Galatians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 13:2-3
m: v.15 — Luke 3:11, Matthew 25:35-40, Isaiah 58:7, Isaiah 58:10, Job 31:16-21, James 2:5, Mark 14:7, Hebrews 11:37, Ezekiel 18:7
n: v.16 — Proverbs 3:27-28, 1 John 3:16-18, Matthew 25:42-45, Romans 12:9, 2 Corinthians 8:8, Matthew 14:15-16, Matthew 15:32, Job 22:7-9
o: v.17 — James 2:26, 2 Peter 1:5-9, James 2:19-20, James 2:14, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 13:3
p: v.18 — James 3:13, James 2:14, 1 Timothy 1:5, Galatians 5:6, Titus 2:7, Titus 2:11-14, Matthew 7:16-17, Romans 14:23, 1 Thessalonians 1:3-10, Hebrews 11:31
q: v.19 — Luke 4:34, Mark 1:24, Matthew 8:29, Acts 16:17, Deuteronomy 6:4, Galatians 3:20, Acts 19:15, Mark 5:7, Zechariah 14:9, Isaiah 46:9
r: v.21 — Genesis 22:16-18, Genesis 22:9-12, John 8:39, Matthew 12:37, Romans 4:16, Romans 3:20, Acts 7:2, John 8:53, Psalms 143:2, Luke 16:30
s: v.23 — Genesis 15:6, Isaiah 41:8, 2 Chronicles 20:7, Galatians 3:6, Romans 4:22-24, Romans 4:3-6, Exodus 33:11, John 15:13-15, Romans 11:2, Galatians 3:8-10
t: v.24 — James 2:15-18, James 2:21-22
u: v.25 — Hebrews 11:31, Joshua 6:22-25, Joshua 2:19-21, Joshua 2:4, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 2:1, Joshua 6:17, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 21:31, Joshua 2:6
v: v.26 — James 2:20, James 2:17, James 2:14, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Psalms 104:29, Acts 7:59-60, Job 34:14-15, Isaiah 2:22, Luke 23:46

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