^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.