James 2:16

James 2:16 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

Read James 2 in NIV · About the NIV

New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?

Read James 2 in NASB2020 · About the NASB2020

Amplified Bible (AMP)

16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace [with my blessing], [keep] warm and feed yourselves,” but he does not give them the necessities for the body, what good does that do?

Read James 2 in AMP · About the AMP

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

16If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

Read James 2 in BSB · About the BSB

American Standard Version (ASV)

16and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?

Read James 2 in ASV · About the ASV

Geneva Bible (GNV)

16And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace: warme your selues, and fil your bellies, notwithstading ye giue them not those things which are needefull to the body, what helpeth it?

Read James 2 in GNV · About the GNV

World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

16and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

Read James 2 in WEBUS · About the WEBUS

New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

16Suppose one of you says to them, “Go. I hope everything turns out fine for you. Keep warm. Eat well.” And suppose you do nothing about what they really need. Then what good have you done?

Read James 2 in NIrV · About the NIrV

EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

16Then one of you might say to them, ‘Go with God's peace! I pray that you will be warm. I pray that you will eat well.’ But if you do not give them what they need, that does not help them at all.

Read James 2 in EASY · About the EASY

Literal Standard Version (LSV)

16and anyone of you may say to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled,” but may not give to them the things necessary for the body, what [is] the profit?

Read James 2 in LSV · About the LSV