James 2
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James 2:21-23

211Was not AbrahamG11 our fatherG3962 justifiedG1344 by worksG2041 when he offeredG399 up IsaacG2464 his sonG5207 on the altarG2379?

22You seeG991 that 2faithG4102 was workingG4903 with his worksG2041, and 3as a resultG1537 of the 4worksG2041, faithG4102 was 5perfectedG5048;

23and the ScriptureG1124 was fulfilledG4137 which saysG3004, “6And AbrahamG11 believedG4100 GodG2316, and it was reckonedG3049 to him as righteousnessG1343,” and he was calledG2564 7the friendG5384 of GodG2316.

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Notes

  1. 1. James 2:21 Gen 22:9, 10, 12, 16-18 ↩
  2. 2. James 2:22 John 6:29; Heb 11:17 ↩
  3. 3. James 2:22 Or by the deeds ↩
  4. 4. James 2:22 1 Thess 1:3 ↩
  5. 5. James 2:22 Or completed ↩
  6. 6. James 2:23 Gen 15:6; Rom 4:3 ↩
  7. 7. James 2:23 2 Chr 20:7; Is 41:8 ↩

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