James 2:26

I Believe

• §162Article 1 · I BelieveRead at vatican.va

  “To live, grow and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lord to increase our faith; it must be "working through charity," abounding in hope, and rooted in the faith of the Church.” — Catechism footnote: Gal 5:6; Rom 15:13; cf. Jas 2:14-26

The Virtues

• §1815Article 7 · The VirtuesRead at vatican.va

  “But "faith apart from works is dead":” — Catechism footnote: Jas 2:26.

Jerome

• Jerome, Against Jovinianus Book 2

  “To him that knoweth what is good, and doeth it not, it is sin.“As the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.”” — editor's note: James ii. 26.

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John Damascene

• John Damascene, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.9Book IV

  “For faith apart from works is dead, and so likewise are works apart from faith.” — editor's note: James ii. 26.

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Catena Aurea on Matthew

• Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew

  ““For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” [James 2:26]” — the author cites it

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Leo the Great

• Leo the Great, Sermons Sermon 10

  “This virtue makes all virtues profitable; for by its presence it gives life to that very faith, by which “the just lives,” and which is said to be “dead without works:” because as the reason for works consists in faith, so the strength of faith consists in works.” — editor's note: James ii. 26.

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• Tobit 4:7

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.

• Proverbs 21:13

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.

• Sirach 3:30

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.

• Habakkuk 2:4

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.

• Matthew 5:7

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.

• Matthew 28:16

  Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).

• Matthew 28:17

  Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).

• Matthew 28:18

  Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).

• Matthew 28:19

  Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).

• Matthew 28:20

  Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 28:16–20 (Catena Aurea).

• Galatians 2:9

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.

• Galatians 2:10

  Cited together in Sermons Sermon 10.