James 2:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ And the Scripture was filled which says, “Aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And [so] the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God's will in thought and deed), and he was called God's friend. [Gen. 15:6; II Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

Common English Bible

²³ So the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and God regarded him as righteous”. What is more, Abraham was called God’s friend.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: "Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice." And so he was called the friend of God.

James 2:23 Cross References

Genesis 15:6

And he believed in יהוה, and He reckoned it to him for righteousness.

1 Kings 4:5

and Azaryahu son of Nathan, over the officers; Zaḇ

2 Chronicles 20:7

“Are You not our Elohim? You have driven out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Yisra’ĕ

Job 16:21

O that one might plead for a man with Eloah, as a man with his neighbour!

Exodus 33:11

Thus יהוה  spoke to Mosheh face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Yehoshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the Tent.

Isaiah 41:8

“But you, Yisra’ĕ

Mark 12:10

“Have you not read this Scripture, ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone.

Mark 15:27

And with Him they impaled two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.

Luke 4:21

And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been filled in your hearing.”

Acts 1:16

“Men and brothers, this Scripture had to be filled which the Set-apart Spirit spoke before by the mouth of Dawiḏ

Romans 11:2

Elohim has not rejected His people whom He knew beforehand. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Ě

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this same purpose I have raised you up, to show My power in you, and that My Name be declared in all the earth.”

Galatians 3:22

But the Scripture has shut up all mankind under sin, that the promise by belief in יהושע  Messiah might be given to those who believe.

Galatians 3:6

Even so Aḇ

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for setting straight, for instruction in righteousness,

James 2:24

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

1 Peter 2:6

Because it is contained in the Scripture, “See, I lay in Tsiyon a chief corner-stone, chosen, precious, and he who believes on Him shall by no means be put to shame.”