He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
James 2:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You see that [his] faith was cooperating with his works, and [his] faith was completed and reached its supreme expression [when he implemented it] by [good] works. American Standard Version (1901) Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect; Common English Bible See, his faith was at work along with his actions. In fact, his faith was made complete by his faithful actions. Catholic Public Domain Version Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Seest thou, that faith did co-operate with his works; and by works faith was made perfect? |
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love.
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from works, and I by my works will show you faith.
but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we know that we are in him: