James 2:14 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
American Standard Version (ASV)
What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
World English Bible (WEB)
What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
What `is' the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?
| What | Τί | ti | tee |
| doth it | τὸ | to | toh |
| profit, | ὄφελος | ophelos | OH-fay-lose |
| my | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | ah-thale-FOO |
| brethren, | μου | mou | moo |
| though | ἐὰν | ean | ay-AN |
| a man | πίστιν | pistin | PEE-steen |
| say | λέγῃ | legē | LAY-gay |
| hath he | τις | tis | tees |
| faith, | ἔχειν | echein | A-heen |
| and | ἔργα | erga | ARE-ga |
| have | δὲ | de | thay |
| not | μὴ | mē | may |
| works? | ἔχῃ | echē | A-hay |
| μὴ | mē | may | |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | THYOO-na-tay |
| ἡ | hē | ay | |
| faith | πίστις | pistis | PEE-stees |
| save | σῶσαι | sōsai | SOH-say |
| him? | αὐτόν | auton | af-TONE |