James 2:21

New King James Version

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Cross References

Psalm 143:2

Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him.”

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Matthew 3:9

and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Luke 1:73

The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

Luke 16:24

“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’

Luke 16:30

And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’

John 8:39

They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.

John 8:53

Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Who do You make Yourself out to be?”

Acts 7:2

And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

Romans 3:20

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:1

What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?

Romans 4:12

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.

Romans 4:16

Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

James 2:18

But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

James 2:24

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

Joshua 24:3

Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.