James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
King James Version
In Context
20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
Cross References
Genesis 22:9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Joshua 24:3And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
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 our father Abraham,
Luke 16:30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto 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 →