James 2:21-26
Legacy Standard Bible
21 (A)Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that (B)faith was working with his works, and [a]as a result of the (C)works, faith was [b]perfected. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “(D)And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness,” and he was called (E)the friend of God. 24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the same way, was not (F)Rahab the harlot also justified by works (G)when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also (H)faith without works is dead.
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- James 2:22 Or by the deeds
- James 2:22 Or completed
James 2:21-26
International Standard Version
21 Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn’t he? 22 You[a] see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete. 23 And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[b] And so he was called God’s friend. 24 You[c] observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone. 25 Likewise, Rahab the prostitute was justified through actions when she welcomed the messengers[d] and sent them away on a different road, wasn’t she? 26 For just as the body without the spirit[e] is dead, so faith without actions is also dead.
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- James 2:22 The Gk. you is sing.
- James 2:23 Cf. Gen 15:6
- James 2:24 The Gk. you is pl.
- James 2:25 Other mss. read spies
- James 2:26 Or without breath
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