James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Darby Translation
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 wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
22Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.
Cross References
Genesis 22:9And they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built the altar there, and piled the wood; and he bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Joshua 24:3And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.
Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you; for I called him when he was alone, and blessed him, and multiplied him.
Matthew 12:37for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Luke 1:73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
Luke 16:30But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will 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 →