James 2:21
Our father Abraham, was he not by works justified, when he offered Ishok his son on the altar?
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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
20Art thou willing to know, O weak man, that faith without works is dead?
22Thou seest that his faith was helpful unto his works; and by works his faith was perfected,
Cross References
Matthew 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Luke 1:73The oath which he sware to Abraham our father,-
Luke 16:30But he said to him, No, my father Abraham, but if one from the dead shall go unto them, they 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 →