James 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

James 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 2:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?”

James 2:21 — World English Bible

James 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

James 2:21 — American Standard Version

James 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Abraham our father--was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?”

James 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation

James 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

James 2:21 — Darby Translation

James 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?”

James 2:21 — Geneva Bible

James 2:21 in Context — James 2

19 Tu crois qu’il y a un seul Dieu, tu fais bien; les démons le croient aussi, et ils tremblent.

20 Veux-tu savoir, ô homme vain, que la foi sans les œuvres est inutile?

21 Abraham, notre père, ne fut-il pas justifié par les œuvres, lorsqu’il offrit son fils Isaac sur l’autel?

22 Tu vois que la foi agissait avec ses œuvres, et que par les œuvres la foi fut rendue parfaite.

23 Ainsi s’accomplit ce que dit l’Écriture: Abraham crut à Dieu, et cela lui fut imputé à justice; et il fut appelé ami de Dieu.

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What Does James 2:21 Mean?

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