James 2:26 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

English ASV

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

English Amplified

For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart from [its] works of obedience is also dead.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart from [its] works of obedience is also dead.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English EASY 2024

If our bodies have no spirit, they are dead. In the same way, if our faith does not lead us to do good things, it is dead.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

A person's body that does not have a spirit is dead. It is the same with faith— faith that does nothing is dead!

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, also faith without actions is dead.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A body that doesn't breathe is dead. In the same way faith that does nothing is dead.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English KJV 1611

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

English LSB

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The body without the spirit is dead. In the same way, faith without good works is dead.

English NIV

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

English NKJ 1982

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

English NLT

Just as the body is dead without a spirit, so also faith is dead without good deeds.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For just as a human body without the spirit is a dead corpse, so faith without the expression of good works is dead!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Just as the body is dead when there is no spirit in it, so faith is dead if it is not the kind that results in good deeds.

English Tyndale 1537

For as the body, without the spirit is dead, even so faith without deeds is dead.

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