James 2:23

Modern English Version

The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.

Cross References

Genesis 15:6

Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.

1 Kings 4:5

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers, and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer and the king’s friend.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Did You not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

Job 16:21

Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleads for his neighbor!

Exodus 33:11

The Lord spoke to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When he returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tent.

Isaiah 41:8

But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend.

Mark 12:10

Have you not read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Mark 15:27

With Him they crucified two thieves, one on His right and the other on His left.

Luke 4:21

And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Acts 1:16

“Brothers, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit previously spoke by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became the guide to those who seized Jesus.

Romans 11:2

God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel, saying,

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”

Galatians 3:22

But the Scripture has confined all things under sin, that the promise through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Galatians 3:6

Even Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

James 2:24

You see then how by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

1 Peter 2:6

For also it is contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes in Him shall never be put to shame.”