^{15 Ref} If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,

^{16 Ref} And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?

^{17 Ref} Even so faith without works is dead.

^{18 Ref} But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.

^{19 Ref} You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.

^{20 Ref} Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

^{21 Ref} Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?

^{22 Ref} You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;

^{23 Ref} And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

^{24 Ref} You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.