James 2:21 KJV — MannaFest

James 2:21

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

KJV

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ASV

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

WEB

Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

YLT

Abraham our father--was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

DBT

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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Genesis 22:12
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
Genesis 22:16–18
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
James 2:24
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
Romans 2:13
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

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But these are well reconciled, by observing what is said in Heb. 11 , which shows that the faith both of Abraham and Rahab was such as to produce those good works of which James speaks, and which are not to be separated from faith as justifying and saving.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

In Jas 2:23, James, like Paul, recognizes the Scripture truth, that it was his faith that was counted to Abraham for righteousness in his justification before God. when he had offered--rather, "when he offered" [ALFORD], that is, brought as an offering at the altar; not implying that he actually offered him.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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