James 2:21-26
New American Standard Bible
21 (A)Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac 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 credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a (E)friend of God. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 In the same way, was (F)Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also (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
Lexham English Bible
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he[a] offered up his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works the faith was perfected. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she[c] welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route? 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
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- James 2:21 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“offered up”) which is understood as temporal
- James 2:23 A quotation from Gen 15:6
- James 2:25 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“welcomed”) which is understood as temporal
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