James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
1902 William Baxter Godbey 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 you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is inefficient?
22You see that faith wrought with his works, and by works the faith was made perfect;
Cross References
Matthew 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shah be condemned.
Luke 1:73the oath which He swore to Abraham our father:
Luke 16:30But he said, No, father Abraham: but if one may 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 →