James 2:25

So also Rachab the harlot, was she not by works justified when she received the spies, and by another way sent them forth?

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

In Context

24Thou seest that by works man is justified, and not by faith alone.

26Thus, as the body without the spirit is dead, so also the faith which is without works is dead.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:31Which of these two did the will of his father? They say to him, The elder. Jeshu saith to them, Amen I tell you, the tribute-takers and harlots go before you into the kingdom of Aloha.

James 2:18For a man saith, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith from my works.

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 →

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