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Jam 2:26. Γὰρ, for) For is used in the place of therefore, as Rom 3:28, note.-τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος, the body without a spirit) πνεῦμα often denotes πνοὴν, the breath, which is the sign of life; but when it is opposed to the body, it denotes the spirit or soul: nor is that sense foreign to the meaning of this passage. Faith without works resembles a lifeless body; but it does not therefore follow that living faith derives its life from works. It has been already explained, at Jam 2:21, why James has mentioned works rather than the peculiar energy of faith. Vain pretenders have the form, but not the power of godliness. 2Ti 3:5; Tit 1:16.