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and_o one_o of_o you_o say_v unto_o they_o depart_v in_o peace_n warm_a yourselves_o and_o fill_v your_o belly_n notwithstanding_o you_o give_v not_o they_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v needful_a to_o the_o body_n what_o help_v it_o 17._o even_o so_o the_o faith_n if_o it_o have_v no_o work_n be_v dead_a of_o itself_o the_o meaning_n be_v even_o as_o good_a and_o charitable_a word_n profit_v not_o a_o poor_a man_n if_o we_o do_v not_o indeed_o relieve_v he_o so_o speak_v of_o faith_n and_o profess_v of_o faith_n will_v not_o save_v a_o man_n unless_o his_o deed_n declare_v that_o he_o have_v say_v indeed_o three_o he_o bring_v in_o a_o true_a believer_n who_o faith_n be_v fruitful_a chaleng_v as_o it_o be_v a_o hypocritical_a professor_n of_o faith_n to_o declare_v it_o by_o his_o work_n show_v i_o thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n 18._o and_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o my_o faith_n by_o my_o work_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v faith_n and_o i_o declare_v it_o by_o my_o deed_n 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