The verse that made Luther call James an epistle of straw. It stands in flat tension with Paul on justification, and reconciling the two is a permanent task of Christian theology rather than a solved problem.
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Passage
TextEven so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1 TranslatorAmerican Revision Committee 1 Connections
Associated With
This source names Martin Luther directly: "The verse that made Luther call James an epistle of straw."
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
Concerns
The standing objection to sola fide, from within the canon.
Passage Of
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
Sources
1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901James 2:17View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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