Cross references

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

James 2:14 BSB

James 2:14 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 17 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 7:26–27 (40 votes) and Matthew 7:21–23 (26 votes). 34 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from Deuteronomy 24 to 1 John 5.

GenesisMalachiMatthewRevelation

Which verses does James 2:14 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

  2. Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ …

  3. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, …

  4. Luke 6:4920 votes

    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

  5. Titus 1:1620 votes

    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

  6. 2 Peter 1:510 votes

    For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

  7. James 2:268 votes

    As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

  8. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

  9. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

  10. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

  11. James 2:185 votes

    But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

  12. Acts 8:214 votes
  13. Titus 3:84 votes
  14. Acts 15:93 votes
  15. and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Which verses point to James 2:14?

The 10 strongest of 34.