James 2:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This is what the Scriptures mean by saying, “Abraham had faith in God, and God was pleased with him.” That's how Abraham became God's friend.

Cross References

Genesis 15:6

Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD was pleased with him.

Isaiah 41:8

Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, you forced out the nations who lived in this land before your people Israel came here, and you gave it to the descendants of your friend Abraham for ever.

Galatians 3:6

The Scriptures say that God accepted Abraham because Abraham had faith.

Romans 11:2

God did not turn his back on his chosen people. Don't you remember reading in the Scriptures how Elijah complained to God about the people of Israel?

Galatians 3:22

But the Scriptures say that sin controls everyone, so that God's promises will be for anyone who has faith in Jesus Christ.

Job 16:21

to show that I am right, just as a friend should.

Romans 9:17

In the Scriptures the Lord says to Pharaoh of Egypt, “I let you become king, so that I could show you my power and be praised by all people on earth.”

Luke 4:21

Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”

Mark 15:27

The soldiers also nailed two criminals on crosses, one to the right of Jesus and the other to his left.

Mark 12:10

Surely you know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all.

1 Peter 2:6

It is just as God says in the Scriptures, “Look! I am placing in Zion a choice and precious cornerstone. No one who has faith in that one will be disappointed.”

2 Timothy 3:16

Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.

Acts 1:16

He said: My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.

James 2:24

You can now see that we please God by what we do and not only by what we believe.