James 2:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁵ And in the same way, was not the prostitute Rahab made right with God by [her] deeds when she welcomed [and protected] the messengers, and [then] sent them away by a different road?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ So also with Rahab the harlot–was she not shown to be justified (pronounced righteous before God) by [good] deeds when she took in the scouts (spies) and sent them away by a different route? [Josh. 2:1-21.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ 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?

Common English Bible

²⁵ In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute shown to be righteous when she received the messengers as her guests and then sent them on by another road?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Similarly also, Rahab, the harlot, was she not justified by works, by receiving the messengers and sending them out through another way?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers, and sending them out another way?

James 2:25 Cross References

Matthew 1:5

Salmon had a son named Boaz [whose mother was] Rahab; Boaz had a son named Obed [whose mother was] Ruth; Obed had a son named Jesse,

Matthew 21:31

Which of these two sons did what his father wanted?” They answered, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes [will] enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.

Acts 17:7

Jason has welcomed them and [now] all of them [i.e., Paul, Silas, Jason and the others] are going against the [Roman] laws of Caesar by saying that someone else is [our] king; that Jesus is [king]!”

Hebrews 11:31

By [having] faith, Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with the disobedient [inhabitants of Jericho] because she welcomed the [twelve] spies in peace.

James 2:18

But someone may say, “You have faith and I have [good] deeds.” [I reply], show me your faith without your [good] deeds, and I will show you my faith by my [good] deeds.

James 2:22

[Do you not] see that faith cooperated together with his deeds, and faith was made complete by [his] deeds?

James 2:24

[So], you see, it is by deeds that a person is made right with God, and not by faith alone.