James 2:21 - New International Version (Anglicised)

²¹ Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Was not our forefather Abraham [shown to be] justified (made acceptable to God) by [his] works when he brought to the altar as an offering his [own] son Isaac? [Gen. 22:1-14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Common English Bible

²¹ What about Abraham, our father? Wasn’t he shown to be righteous through his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?

James 2:21 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 143:2

Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no-one living is righteous before you.

Isaiah 51:2

look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many.

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.’

Matthew 3:9

And do not think you can say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

Luke 1:73

the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

Luke 16:24

So he called to him, “Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.”

Luke 16:30

‘ “No, father Abraham,” he said, “but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.”

John 8:39

‘Abraham is our father,’ they answered. ‘If you were Abraham’s children,’ said Jesus, ‘then you would do what Abraham did.

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?’

Acts 7:2

To this he replied: ‘Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.

Romans 3:20

Therefore no-one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

Romans 4:1

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?

Romans 4:12

And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Romans 4:16

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring – not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,

James 2:18

But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

James 2:24

You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

Joshua 24:3

But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac,