James 2:25 BSB — MannaFest

James 2:25

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

KJV

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

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Commentary

2 voices

Bede

Commentary on the Catholic Epistles (735)

In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? Lest they excuse themselves as unable to imitate the works of so great a father Abraham, especially since no one now …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot,.... See Gill on Heb 11:31 justified by works; this woman was an instance of the grace of God in calling the chief of sinners, and was a true believer; and what she did, she did in faith, Heb 11:31 and her faith was shown by her works to be true and genuine; and it was manifest that she was a justified person.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The former instance was of one renowned for his faith all his life long, This is of one noted for sin, whose faith was meaner and of a much lower degree; so that the strongest faith will not do, nor the meanest be allowed to go without works.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But as an example of free grace justifying men through an operative, as opposed to a mere verbal faith, none could be more suitable than a saved "harlot." As Abraham was an instance of an illustrious man and the father of the Jews, so Rahab is quoted as a woman, and one of abandoned character, and a Gentile, showing that justifying faith has been manifested in those of every class.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁμοίως	Homoiōs	Likewise	G3668 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Ῥαὰβ	Rhaab	Rahab	G4460 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
πόρνη	pornē	prostitute	G4204 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐξ	ex	by	G1537 →
ἔργων	ergōn	works	G2041 →
ἐδικαιώθη	edikaiōthē	was justified	G1344 →
ὑποδεξαμένη	hupodexamenē	having received	G5264 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἀγγέλους	angelous	messengers	G32 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἑτέρᾳ	hetera	by another	G2087 →
ὁδῷ	hodō	way	G3598 →
ἐκβαλοῦσα;	ekbalousa	having sent [them] forth?	G1544 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:31
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
leads to
- Joshua 6:22–25
  Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised…
- Matthew 1:5
  Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
- Matthew 1:1
  This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
- Joshua 2:1–24
  Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Through
Joshua 2:15
Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
leads to
- Acts 9:25
  One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
- 2 Corinthians 11:33
  But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
Through
Joshua 2:4
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:19–20
  Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
- 2 Kings 6:19
  And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.