14 Τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί μου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τιςλεγη τις f35 ℵB [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ∼ 21 A,C [1%] ¦ λεγει 2 [28%] ¦ three other variants ἔχειν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχει;εχει f35 [46%] ¦ εχη ℵA,B,C [47%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ εχειν [4.5%] ¦ σχη [2.5%] (James is stating a fact; the person doesn’t have works.) Μὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν; 17 Οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔργα ἔχῃ,εργα εχη f35 [75%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 ℵA,B,C [24%] NU ¦ three other variants νεκρά ἐστιν, καθ᾿ ἑαυτήν. 18 (Ἀλλ᾿ ἐρεῖ τις· «Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω. Δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου ἐκεκ f35 (88.2%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ χωρις ℵA,B,C (10.8%) NU ¦ two other variants (This delightful verse is generally misunderstood to this day. [At least three of the four Alexandrian variants in this verse derive from misunderstanding.] The translations that close the quote after the first ‘works’ don’t make sense. The hypothetical objector has disclaimed faith, so for James to say, "Show me your faith," doesn’t follow. James clearly teaches salvation by faith, a faith that is alive [if you’re alive you do things]. But an orthodox Jew believes in salvation by works, so here James [who had once been one] anticipates an objection from that quarter. The salvation-by-works person has a different faith.) τῶν ἔργων σου,σου f35 C [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B [8%] NU κἀγὼ δείξω σοιδειξω σοι f35 A,C [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 ℵB [8%] NU ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν μου.»μου f35 A [93%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵB,C [7%] NU ¦ one other variant
24 Ὁρᾶτε τοίνυν ὅτιτοινυν οτι f35 (87.5%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 2 ℵA,B,C (11.3%) NU ¦ ∼ 2 ουτως (1.2%) ἐξ ἔργων δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος, καὶ οὐκ ἐκ πίστεως μόνον.