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# Connecting Statement:

James encourages the scattered believers to show their faith before others, just as Abraham showed others his faith by his works.

# What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works?

James is using a rhetorical question to teach his audience. Alternate translation: "It is no good at all, fellow believers, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# if someone says he has faith, but he has no works

The abstract nouns "faith" and "works" can be expressed with the verbs "believe" and "do." Alternate translation: "if someone says he believes in God but does not do anything as a result of his belief" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# works

Here "works" refers to things people do because they believe in God, such as obeying God and doing good to others.

# Can that faith save him?

James is using a rhetorical question to teach his audience. This can be restated to remove the abstract noun "faith." Alternate translation: "That faith cannot save him." or "If a person does not do what is good and right, then just saying he believes in God will not save him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# save him

"spare him from God's judgment"
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			`James encourages the scattered believers to show their faith before others, just as Abraham showed others his faith by his works.`

			`# What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works?`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`James is using a rhetorical question to teach his audience. Alternate translation: "It is no good at all, fellow believers, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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tn Issue 2468 James 2:14 2018-08-23 19:49:42 +00:00			`The abstract nouns "faith" and "works" can be expressed with the verbs "believe" and "do." Alternate translation: "if someone says he believes in God but does not do anything as a result of his belief" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# works`

			`Here "works" refers to things people do because they believe in God, such as obeying God and doing good to others.`
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tN issue 2468 2018-08-22 19:04:36 +00:00			`James is using a rhetorical question to teach his audience. This can be restated to remove the abstract noun "faith." Alternate translation: "That faith cannot save him." or "If a person does not do what is good and right, then just saying he believes in God will not save him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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