James 2:21 - The Scriptures 1998

²¹ Was not Aḇ

More versions

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?

James 2:21 Cross References

Psalm 143:2

And do not enter into right-ruling with Your servant, For before You no one living is in the right.

Isaiah 51:2

“Look to Aḇ

Matthew 12:37

“For by your words you shall be declared righteous, and by your words you shall be declared unrighteous.”

Matthew 3:9

and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Aḇ

Luke 1:73

an oath which He swore to our father Aḇ

Luke 16:24

“And crying out he said, ‘Father Aḇ

Luke 16:30

“And he said, ‘No, father Aḇ

John 8:39

They answered and said to Him, “Aḇ

John 8:53

“Are You greater than our father Aḇ

Acts 7:2

And he replied, “Men, brothers and fathers, listen: The Elohim of esteem appeared to our father Aḇ

Romans 3:20

Therefore by works of Torah no flesh shall be declared right before Him, for by the Torah is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:1

What, then, shall we say Aḇ

Romans 4:12

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the belief which our father Aḇ

Romans 4:16

On account of this it is of belief, that it be according to favour, for the promise to be made certain to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Torah, but also to those who are of the belief of Aḇ

Hebrews 11:17

By belief, Aḇ

James 2:18

But someone might say, “You have belief, and I have works.” Show me your belief without your works, and I shall show you my belief by my works.

James 2:24

You see, then, that a man is declared right by works, and not by belief alone.

Joshua 24:3

‘So I took your father Aḇ