James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
22You see that faith worked with his works, and that by works his faith was fully developed.
Cross References
Genesis 22:9When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood on it. Then he bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Joshua 24:3But I took your father from beyond the Euphrates and led him into the land of Canaan and gave him many descendants through his son Isaac.
Isaiah 51:2Look at Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who bore you; for when he was a lone individual, 1 I called him. I blessed him and made him many. 1
Matthew 12:37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Luke 1:73the oath that he spoke to Abraham our father. 1
Luke 16:30The rich man replied, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone would go 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 →