James 2:21
World English Bible (WEB)
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
In context
19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.
20 But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
23 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
James 2:21 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
- KJV King James Version
- Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Abraham our father — was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?
- DBY Darby Translation
- Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?