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James 2:26 — King James Version← Study notes

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.


James 2:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 2:2616 words
GreekMeaning
ὥσπερhōsper
Just aswordG5618
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σῶμαsōma
bodynounG4983
χωρὶςchōris
apart fromprepositionG5565
πνεύματοςpneumatos
spiritnounG4151
νεκρόνnekron
deadadjectiveG3498
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
οὕτωςhoutōs
soadverbG3779
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
thearticleG3588
πίστιςpistis
faithnounG4102
χωρὶςchōris
apart fromprepositionG5565
ἔργωνergōn
worksnounG2041
νεκράnekra
deadadjectiveG3498
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
The Body Knows What Spirit Doesn't Yet
I'm a middle school Bible teacher, and I use this verse to explain something kids intuitively get: a body without a spirit is a corpse. A spirit without a body is a ghost. You need both. One student ...
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