Cross references
James 2:16
If 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?
James 2:16 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 3:27–28 (14 votes) and 1 John 3:16–18 (10 votes). 55 other verses point back to it. It links with 23 other books, from Deuteronomy 10 to 1 John 3.
Which verses does James 2:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 3:27–2814 votes
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
- 1 John 3:16–1810 votes
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? …
- Matthew 25:42–457 votes
For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’ …
- Romans 12:95 votes
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
- 2 Corinthians 8:84 votes
I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
- Matthew 14:15–163 votes
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
- Job 22:7–92 votes
You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. …
- Matthew 15:322 votes
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
Which verses point to James 2:16?
The 10 strongest of 55.