James
James 2:14
14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| good | ὄφελος | ophelos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3786 advantage, gain, profit |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| someone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| claims | λέγῃ | legē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to have | ἔχειν | echein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| has | ἔχῃ | echē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| no | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| deeds | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| Can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| such | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| faith | πίστις | pistis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| save | σῶσαι | sōsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4982 I save, heal |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 7:26–27 · Matthew 7:21–23 · James 1:22–25 · Luke 6:49 · Titus 1:16 · 2 Peter 1:5 · James 2:26 · Hebrews 13:9 · Galatians 5:6 · Hebrews 11:17 · 1 Corinthians 13:2–3 · Hebrews 11:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.