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James 2:20-22
New Testament for Everyone
James 2:20-22
New Testament for Everyone
20 Do you want to know, you stupid person, that faith without works is lifeless? 21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by his works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You can see from this that faith was working together with the works, and the faith reached its fulfillment through the works.
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James 2:20-22
New International Version
James 2:20-22
New International Version
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(A) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(B) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(C) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(D)
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- James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
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