King James Bible
"If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,"
James addresses fellow believers using familial language, emphasizing the Christian community's responsibility toward one another. This introduces a hypothetical scenario that tests whether faith produces concrete action within the church family. The imagery depicts extreme poverty—lacking both clothing and food necessary for survival. James chooses the most basic human needs to illustrate a situation where help is urgently and obviously required, setting up his argument about faith requiring deeds.