Parallel Verses New Living Translation Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? King James Bible Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Darby Bible Translation Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? World English Bible Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? Young's Literal Translation Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar? James 2:21 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible2:21 Was not Abraham justified by works - St. Paul says he was justified by faith, Rom 4:2, and c.: yet St. James does not contradict him; for he does not speak of the same justification. St. Paul speaks of that which Abraham received many years before Isaac was born, Gen 15:6. St. James, of that which he did not receive till he had offered up Isaac on the altar. He was justified, therefore, in St. Paul's sense, (that is, accounted righteous,) by faith, antecedent to his works. He was justified in St. James's sense, (that is, made righteous,) by works, consequent to his faith. So that St. James's justification by works is the fruit of St Paul's justification by faith. James 2:21 Parallel Commentaries Library James the Brother of the Lord. He pistis choris ergon nekra estin.--James 2:26 Sources. I. Genuine sources: Acts 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; 1 Cor. 15:7; Gal. 1:19; 2:9, 12. Comp. James "the brother of the Lord," Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3; Gal. 1:19. The Epistle of James. II. Post-apostolic: Josephus: Ant. XX. 9, 1.--Hegesippus in Euseb. Hist. Ecc. II. ch. 23.--Jerome: Catal. vir. ill. c. 2, under "Jacobus." Epiphanius, Haer. XXIX. 4; XXX. 16; LXXVIII. 13 sq. III. Apocryphal: Protevangelium Jacobi, ed. in Greek by Tischendorf, in "Evangelia … Philip Schaff—History of the Christian Church, Volume I The Jewish Christian Theology --I. James and the Gospel of Law. Comenius and the Hidden Seed, 1627-1672. Ken Cross References Genesis 22:9 When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. Genesis 22:10 And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice. Genesis 22:12 "Don't lay a hand on the boy!" the angel said. "Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son." Hebrews 11:17 It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, Jump to Previous Abraham Actions Altar Ancestor Considered Declared Isaac Judged Justified Offered Offering Result Righteous Righteousness Wasn't WorksJump to Next Abraham Actions Altar Ancestor Considered Declared Isaac Judged Justified Offered Offering Result Righteous Righteousness Wasn't WorksLinks James 2:21 NIVJames 2:21 NLT James 2:21 ESV James 2:21 NASB James 2:21 KJV James 2:21 Bible Apps James 2:21 Biblia Paralela James 2:21 Chinese Bible James 2:21 French Bible James 2:21 German Bible James 2:21 Commentaries Bible Hub |