2:14 | O’u uso e, O le a le manuia o loʻo i ai pe a fai o se tasi e tagi i le faʻatuatua, Ae e leai sana galuega? E faʻapefea ona faʻaolaina o ia e le Faatuatua? |
2:15 | Ma afai o se tuagane poʻo se tuafafine e le lavalava ma i aso uma e manaʻomia meaʻai, |
2:16 | and if anyone of you were to say to them: “Alu ia ma le filemu, keep warm and nourished,” and yet not give them the things that are necessary for the body, of what benefit is this? |
2:17 | Thus even faith, if it does not have works, ua oti, in and of itself. |
2:18 | Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works. |
2:19 | You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly. |
2:20 | O lea la, are you willing to understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? |
2:21 | Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar? |
2:22 | Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment? |
2:23 | And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: “Na talitonu Aperaamo i le Atua, and it was reputed to him unto justice.” And so he was called the friend of God. |
2:24 | Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone? |
2:26 | For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. |