James 2:22

Good News Translation

Can't you see? His faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect through his actions.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

“Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him,” he said. “Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him.”

John 6:29

Jesus answered, “What God wants you to do is to believe in the one he sent.”

Galatians 5:6

For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm.

James 2:18

But someone will say, “One person has faith, another has actions.” My answer is, “Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions.”

1 John 2:5

But if we obey his word, we are the ones whose love for God has really been made perfect. This is how we can be sure that we are in union with God: