25 [a]Likewise also was not (A)Rahab the harlot justified through works, when she had received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

26 [b]For as the body without the spirit is dead, even so the faith without works is dead.

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:25 A fourth reason taken from a like example of Rahab the harlot, who also proved by her works that she was justified by a true faith.
  2. James 2:26 The conclusion repeated again: faith which bringeth not forth fruits and works, is not faith, but a dead carcass.

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