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Seest thou, that his faith aided his works; and that by the works his faith was rendered complete?

Thou seest, that by works a man is justified, and not by faith alone.

As the body without the spirit, is dead; so faith without works, is dead also.

and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and our Lord will raise him up; and if sins have been committed by him, they will be forgiven him.

while ye are kept, by the power of God and by faith, for the life that is prepared and will be revealed in the last times;

so that the proof of your faith may appear more precious than refined gold that is tested by fire, unto glory and honor and praise, at the manifestation of Jesus the Messiah:

whom having not seen, ye love; and in the faith of whom ye rejoice, with joy that is glorious and ineffable,

that ye may receive the recompense of your faith, the life of your souls;

who, by means of him, have believed in God, who raised him from the dead and conferred glory on him; that your faith and hope might be in God,

but sanctify the Lord the Messiah, in your hearts. And be ye ready for a vindication, before every one who demandeth of you an account of the hope of your faith,

Therefore resist him, being steadfast in the faith: and know ye, that the same sufferings befall your brethren that are in the world.

SIMON PETER, a servant and legate of Jesus the Messiah, to those who have obtained equally precious faith with us, through the righteousness of Our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus the Messiah;

And, while ye apply all diligence in the matter, add to your faith moral excellence; and to moral excellence, knowledge;

Because, whoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, our faith.

Our beloved, thou doest in faith, what thou performest towards the brethren; and especially towards strangers,

My beloved, while I take all pains to write to you of our common life, it is needful for me to write to you, exhorting you to maintain a conflict for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.

But, my beloved, be ye built up anew, in your holy faith, through the Holy Spirit, while ye pray.

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [fn] where the throne of Satan is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied the faith of me, in those days when my faithful witness, who was slain among you, was made a spectacle where Satan dwelleth.

I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and also thy patience; and that these thy latter works are more than the former.

10 If [fn] carrieth into captivity, he shall himself go into captivity; and if any one slayeth with the sword, he must be slain with the sword: here is the patience and the faith of the saints.