15 [a]For if a brother or a sister be naked and destitute of daily food,

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:15 The first reason taken of a similitude: If a man say to one that is hungry, Fill thy belly, and yet giveth him nothing, this shall not be true charity: so if a man say he believeth, and bringeth forth no works of his faith, this shall not be a true faith, but a certain dead thing set out with the name of faith, whereof no man hath to brag, unless he will openly incur reprehension, seeing that the cause is understood by the effects.

15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(A)

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17 (A)[a]And whosoever hath this [b]world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and [c]shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:17 He reasoneth by comparison: For if we are bound even to give our life for our neighbors, how much more are we bound to help our brothers’ necessity with our goods and substance?
  2. 1 John 3:17 Wherewith this life is sustained.
  3. 1 John 3:17 Openeth not his heart to him, nor helpeth him willingly and cheerfully.

17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(A) how can the love of God be in that person?(B)

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