James

James 2:16

¹⁶If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that ?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
tells	εἴπῃ	eipē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
him	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Go	Ὑπάγετε	Hypagete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5217 I go away, depart
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
peace	εἰρήνῃ	eirēnē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1515 peace, peace of mind
stay warm	θερμαίνεσθε	thermainesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G2328 I warm
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
well fed	χορτάζεσθε	chortazesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5526 I feed, satisfy
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
provide for	δῶτε	dōte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1325 I offer, give
physical	σώματος	sōmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
needs	ἐπιτήδεια	epitēdeia	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2006 necessary
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
good	ὄφελος	ophelos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3786 advantage, gain, profit

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 3:27–28 · 1 John 3:16–18 · Matthew 25:42–45 · Romans 12:9 · 2 Corinthians 8:8 · Matthew 14:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.