James 2:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Was not our forefather Abraham [shown to be] justified (made acceptable to God) by [his] works when he brought to the altar as an offering his [own] son Isaac? [Gen. 22:1-14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Common English Bible

²¹ What about Abraham, our father? Wasn’t he shown to be righteous through his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?

James 2:21 Cross References

Psalm 143:2

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Isaiah 51:2

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Matthew 12:37

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Matthew 3:9

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Luke 1:73

the oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

Luke 16:24

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Luke 16:30

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

John 8:39

They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

John 8:53

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Acts 7:2

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopota´mi-a, before he dwelt in Haran,

Romans 3:20

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:1

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

Romans 4:12

and the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

Romans 4:16

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

James 2:18

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

James 2:24

Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Joshua 24:3

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.