James 2:21
James 2:21-24 The Message (MSG)
Wasn’t our ancestor Abraham “made right with God by works” when he placed his son Isaac on the sacrificial altar? Isn’t it obvious that faith and works are yoked partners, that faith expresses itself in works? That the works are “works of faith”? The full meaning of “believe” in the Scripture sentence, “Abraham believed God and was set right with God,” includes his action. It’s that weave of believing and acting that got Abraham named “God’s friend.” Is it not evident that a person is made right with God not by a barren faith but by faith fruitful in works?
James 2:21 King James Version (KJV)
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
James 2:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
James 2:21 New Century Version (NCV)
Abraham, our ancestor, was made right with God by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar.
James 2:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
James 2:21 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
James 2:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
James 2:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Was our father Abraham not [shown to be] justified by works [of obedience which expressed his faith] when he offered Isaac his son on the altar [as a sacrifice to God]? [Gen 22:1-14]
James 2:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?