James 2:21
Was not our father Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Text-Critical English NT
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
20Do yoʋ want to be shown, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
Cross References
Matthew 12:37For by yoʋr words yoʋ will be justified, and by yoʋr words yoʋ will be condemned.”
Luke 1:73the oath he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us
Luke 16:30He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, 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 →