Now someone may argue,“ Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say,“ How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”

必有人说：“你有信心，我有行为。”你将你没有行为的信心指给我看，我便藉着我的行为，将我的信心指给你看。

但是有人会说：“你有信心，我有行为。”把你没有行为的信心给我看，我就藉着我的行为把我的信心给你看。

但是有人会说：“你有信心，我有行为。”把你没有行为的信心给我看，我就藉着我的行为把我的信心给你看。

必有人说：“你有信心，我有行为。”请把你没有行为的信心指给我看，我就借着行为把我的信心显给你看。

也许有人要说，你有信心，我有行为；请把你没有行为的信心指给我看，我就藉着我的行为，把我的信心指给你看。

不过有人会说：“你有信仰；我有行为。”请给我看看你没有行为的信仰，我也本于自己的行为给你看看我的信仰。

必有人說：「你有信心，我有行為；你將你沒有行為的信心指給我看，我便藉着我的行為，將我的信心指給你看。」

但是有人會說：「你有信心，我有行為。」把你沒有行為的信心給我看，我就藉着我的行為把我的信心給你看。

但是有人會說：「你有信心，我有行為。」把你沒有行為的信心給我看，我就藉着我的行為把我的信心給你看。

必有人說：「你有信心，我有行為。」請把你沒有行為的信心指給我看，我就藉著行為把我的信心顯給你看。

也許有人要說，你有信心，我有行為；請把你沒有行為的信心指給我看，我就藉著我的行為，把我的信心指給你看。

但是有人或者要說：『你有信心麼？我卻有行為』。好，將你沒有行為的信心指給我看吧，我便由我的行為將信心指給你看。

不過有人會說：「你有信仰；我有行為。」請給我看看你沒有行為的信仰，我也本於自己的行為給你看看我的信仰。

或謂爾有信、我有行、爾其以行外之信示我、我則由我之行以信示爾、

人言爾惟信主、善則行善、爾若無行、焉能以信示我、吾既有行、將以我信示爾、

或有人言、爾有信、我有行、請由爾之行、示我以爾之信、我將示爾以我之信由我之行、或作或有人言爾有信我有行請以爾無行之信示我我將示爾以我之信由我之行

人將謂爾曰：『爾有信、我有行；惟爾示我以無行之信、而我將示爾以行、用徵吾信。

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

But someone will say,“ You have faith. I do good deeds.” Show me your faith that doesn’t cause you to do good deeds. And I will show you my faith by the goods deeds I do.

But someone will say,“ You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

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

But someone may well say,“ You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

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

Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

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

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

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

Yes, a man will say,“ You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.

For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God,while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?

For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.

You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.

As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece— throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven— Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.And so it happened just as the Scriptures say:“ Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God.So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.

So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.

David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it:

By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,