James 2:23

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

So, the Scripture was fulfilled, which says [Gen. 15:6], “Abraham believed God and [so] God considered him righteous,” and he was called God’s friend.

Cross References

Mark 12:10

Have you never read this Scripture [Psa. 118:22- 23], ‘The building block rejected by the builders is the same [one] that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned.

Mark 15:27

And they also crucified two thieves with Him, one at His right side and one at His left.

Luke 4:21

He began speaking to them [saying], “Today this [passage of] Scripture has been fulfilled as you listened to it.”

Acts 1:16

[He said], “Brothers, it was necessary that the Scriptures be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke through King David about Judas, who guided the soldiers who came to arrest Jesus.

Romans 11:2

God did not reject His people whom He knew previously. Or, do you not know what the Scriptures say in the passage where Elijah pleads with God against Israel?

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture said to Pharaoh [Ex. 9:16], “I raised you up [to be a ruler] for the very purpose of demonstrating my power in your life and that my name might be made known throughout the entire world.”

Galatians 3:22

But the Scriptures indicate that everything [i.e., everyone] is under the control of sin, so that the promise [of never ending life] could be available [only] to those who have faith in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 3:6

[An example of this is] Abraham, who believed God’s [promise] and [because of such faith] he was considered right with God.

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is inspired by God [Note: Literally, this word means “breathed out by God”] and is useful for teaching [truth], rebuking [wrongdoing], correcting [error] and for providing instruction [i.e., training] on how to live right,

James 2:24

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

1 Peter 2:6

For it says in the Scripture [Isa. 28:16], “Look, I am placing a stone in [the city of] Zion [i.e., Jerusalem]. It is a specially selected, very valuable cornerstone. And the person who trusts in the Him [i.e., the One represented by this stone] will never have to suffer shame [i.e., because of unforgiven sin being brought up against him].”