θέλεις δὲ γνῶναι, ὦ ἄνθρωπε κενέ, ὅτι ἡ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων ⸀ἀργή ἐστιν;

theleis de gnonai, o anthrope kene, oti e pistis khoris ton ergon rarge estin;

vis autem scire o homo inanis quoniam fides sine operibus otiosa est

But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

Are you willing to know, oh feeble man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

You fool! Do you have to be shown that faith which does nothing is useless?

Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?

Do you want proof, you foolish person, that faith without actions is worthless?

But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?

But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?

You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?

How foolish! Can't you see that faith without good deeds is useless?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.

But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

You fool! If someone's faith does not lead them to do good things, it is not worth anything. You should know that!

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

You foolish man! Do I have to prove to you that faith without doing things is of no use?

But will you understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

The fact is, faith has to show itself through works performed in faith. If you don’t recognize that, then you’re an empty soul.

Fool! When will you ever learn that “believing” is useless without doing what God wants you to? Faith that does not result in good deeds is not real faith.

You fool! Do you want proof that faith without works is futile?

But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?

But, O vain man, dost thou desire to know that faith without works is dead?

Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?

Are you willing to be shown [proof], you foolish (unproductive, spiritually deficient) fellow, that faith apart from [good] works is inactive and ineffective and worthless?

You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?

Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That’s just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?

But do you want proof, you mindless person, that such “faith” without works is dead?

Would you like · to be shown, you shallow person, that · faith without · works is useless?

Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is barren?

Will you understand, O vain man, that faith without deeds is dead?

You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?

But wilt thou know, thou vain man, that faith without works is idle?

Do you want to know, you stupid person, that faith without works is lifeless?

Does some stupid person want proof that faith without deeds is useless?

Do you want to be shown, you foolish fellow, that faith apart from works is barren?

Now what use is it, my brothers, for a man to say he “has faith” if his actions do not correspond with it? Could that sort of faith save anyone’s soul? If a fellow man or woman has no clothes to wear and nothing to eat, and one of you say, “Good luck to you I hope you’ll keep warm and find enough to eat”, and yet give them nothing to meet their physical needs, what on earth is the good of that? Yet that is exactly what a bare faith without a corresponding life is like—useless and dead. If we only “have faith” a man could easily challenge us by saying, “you say that you have faith and I have merely good actions. Well, all you can do is to show me a faith without corresponding actions, but I can show you by my actions that I have faith as well.” To the man who thinks that faith by itself is enough I feel inclined to say, “So you believe that there is one God? That’s fine. So do all the devils in hell and shudder in terror!” For, my dear short-sighted man, can’t you see far enough to realise that faith without the right actions is dead and useless? Think of Abraham, our ancestor. Wasn’t it his action which really justified him in God’s sight when his faith led him to offer his son Isaac on the altar? Can’t you see that his faith and his actions were, so to speak, partners—that his faith was implemented by his deed? That is what the scripture means when it says: ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. And he was called the friend of God.’

Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is worthless?

Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith without works is barren?

Are you so slow? Do you need to be shown that faith without actions has no value at all?

But are you willing to recognize, you foolish [spiritually shallow] person, that faith without [good] works is useless?

Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?

But are you willing to acknowledge, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless?

You ·foolish [senseless; emptyheaded] person! ·Must you be shown [Do you want evidence; Can’t you see] that faith ·that does nothing [without works] is ·worth nothing [useless; barren]?

But do you want to know, you empty person, that faith without works is dead?

Do you want to be shown, you shallow man, that faith apart from works is barren?

You foolish person! Do you want proof that faith without good deeds is useless?

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

But, foolish fellow, do you want to be shown that such “faith” apart from actions is barren?

You are foolish! Believing is no good if it does not do anything good. Do you want to know that for sure?

Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith without works is barren?

Are you willing to have da’as, O hollow man, that Emunah unharnessed to Ma’asim, stands idle?

You fool! Do you have to be shown that faith which does nothing is useless?

But do you want to be shown, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

You fool! Faith that does nothing is worth nothing. Do you want me to prove this to you?

You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?

But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?

But do you want to know, O empty person, that faith without works is useless?