James 2:26 — Compare 3 English translations

James 2:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

ὥσπερ hṓsper G5618 even as γὰρ gár G1063 for τὸ ho G3588 the σῶμα sōma G4983 body χωρὶς chōrís G5565 separate πνεύματος pneûma G4151 spirit νεκρόν nekrós G3498 dead ἐστιν eimí G1510 to be οὕτως hoútō G3779 thus καὶ kaí G2532 and ἡ ho G3588 the πίστις pístis G4102 faith χωρὶς chōrís G5565 separate ἔργων érgon G2041 work νεκρά nekrós G3498 dead ἐστιν eimí G1510 to be

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World English Bible Public Domain

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
King James Version Public Domain

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

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

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

James 2:26 — compare English translations

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