James 2:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

New Living Translation
Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”

English Standard Version
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Berean Study Bible
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

New American Standard Bible
But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

NASB 1995
But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

NASB 1977
But someone may well say, “You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

Amplified Bible
But someone may say, “You [claim to] have faith and I have [good] works; show me your [alleged] faith without the works [if you can], and I will show you my faith by my works [that is, by what I do].”

Christian Standard Bible
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works.

Contemporary English Version
Suppose someone disagrees and says, "It is possible to have faith without doing kind deeds." I would answer, "Prove that you have faith without doing kind deeds, and I will prove that I have faith by doing them."

Good News Translation
But someone will say, "One person has faith, another has actions." My answer is, "Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Another person might say, "You have faith, but I do good things." Show me your faith apart from the good things you do. I will show you my faith by the good things I do.

International Standard Version
But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have actions." Show me your faith without any actions, and I will show you my faith by my actions.

NET Bible
But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

New King James Version
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

New Heart English Bible
But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

World English Bible
Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

American King James Version
Yes, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

American Standard Version
Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

A Faithful Version
But someone is going to say, "You have faith, and I have works." My answer is: You prove your faith to me through your works, and I will prove my faith to you through my works.

Darby Bible Translation
But some one will say, Thou hast faith and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and I from my works will shew thee my faith.

English Revised Version
Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will shew thee my faith.

Webster's Bible Translation
Also a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But some man might say, Thou hast the faith, and I haue woorkes: shewe me thy faith out of thy woorkes, and I will shewe thee my faith by my woorkes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But some man wyll say, thou hast fayth and I haue deedes: shewe me thy fayth by thy deedes, and I wyll shewe thee my faith by my deedes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye & a man might saye: Thou hast faith, and I haue dedes: Shewe me thy faith by thy dedes: and I wil shewe the my faith by my dedes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ye and a man myght saye: Thou hast fayth and I have dedes: Shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes: and I will shewe the my fayth by my dedes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But someone may say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith out of works.

Berean Literal Bible
But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works.

Young's Literal Translation
But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

Smith's Literal Translation
But certain will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith from my works.

Literal Emphasis Translation
But rather someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith, without works, and I will show you faith from out of my works.”

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For a man may say to you, “You and I have faith; I have works. Show me your faith without works, and I shall show you my faith by my works.”

Lamsa Bible
For a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But some one will say, You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith by your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Godbey New Testament
But one will say, You have faith, and I have works: Show me your faith apart from works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Haweis New Testament
Perhaps a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee by my works my faith.

Mace New Testament
it will be said, "you have a speculative faith, but mine is practical, where is your faith, if no effects appear? as for me, my actions will vouch for my faith.

Weymouth New Testament
Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.

Worrell New Testament
But some one will say, "You have faith, and I have works": show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Worsley New Testament
But one may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
















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