James 2:21
“Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 James 2:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Look at our ancestor, Abraham. Was not it the result of his actions that he was pronounced righteous after he had offered his son, Isaac, on the altar?
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ist nicht Abraham, unser Vater, aus Werken gerechtfertigt worden, da er Isaak, seinen Sohn, auf dem Altar opferte?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿No fué justificado por las obras Abraham nuestro padre, cuando ofreció á su hijo Isaac sobre el altar?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Acaso não foi o nosso pai Abraão justificado pelas obras, quando ofereceu o seu filho Isaque sobre o altar?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não foi Abraão, nosso pai, justificado pelas obras, quando ofereceu seu filho Isaque sobre o altar?
📖 James 2:21 in Context
19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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