25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Focused Passage
James 2:25-26
Mercy, Partiality, and Living Faith
James moves from condemning favoritism in the assembly, to exposing partiality as lawbreaking, to calling believers to mercy before judgment, and finally to demonstrating that genuine faith is living, active, and completed in works.
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Verse 25
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Original words
vvv δὲ G1161 Conjunction In the same way Ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb {was} not οὐκ G3756 Adverb even καὶ G2532 Conjunction Rahab Ῥαὰβ G4460 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular prostitute πόρνη G4204 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular justified ἐδικαιώθη G1344 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular by ἐξ G1537 Preposition her actions ἔργων G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural when she welcomed ὑποδεξαμένη G5264 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural spies ἀγγέλους G32 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sent [them] off ἐκβαλοῦσα G1544 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular on another ἑτέρᾳ G2087 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular route ὁδῷ G3598 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
BSB notes
- Literally messengers
Verse 26
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Original words
- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction As ὥσπερ G5618 Adverb the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular body σῶμα G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular without χωρὶς G5565 Preposition [the] spirit πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular dead νεκρόν G3498 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular so οὕτως G3779 Adverb - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular faith πίστις G4102 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular without χωρὶς G5565 Preposition deeds ἔργων G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular dead νεκρά G3498 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular