James 2:21
Was not Abraham oure father iustified thorow workes when he offered Isaac his sonne vpo the aultre?
Tyndale 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
20Wilt thou vnderstonde o thou vayne man that fayth with out dedes is deed?
22Thou seist how that fayth wrought with his dedes and through the dedes was the fayth made parfect:
Cross References
Matthew 12:37For by thy wordes thou shalt be iustifyed: and by thy wordes thou shalt be condemned.
Luke 1:73And to performe the oothe which he sware to oure father Abraham, for to geve vs.
Luke 16:30And he sayd: naye father Abraham but yf one came vnto the from the ded they wolde 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 →