James 2:21

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

In Context

20But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

22Do you see that faith was the moving principle in his works, and by works his faith was made perfect?

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Cross References

Matthew 12:37For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

Luke 1:73the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

Luke 16:30But he said, Not so, Father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.

Matthew Henry on James 2:15-26

Faith and Works. ( a. d. 61.) 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith… Read the whole commentary →

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