Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Was not our forefather Abraham shown to be upright by his good deeds, namely, by offering Isaac his son upon the altar?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Holman Bible
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
International Standard Version
Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?
A Conservative Version
Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
American Standard Version
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Amplified
Was our father Abraham not [shown to be] justified by works [of obedience which expressed his faith] when he offered Isaac his son on the altar [as a sacrifice to God]?
An Understandable Version
Was not our forefather Abraham made right with God by deeds [of obedience] when he offered his son Isaac [as a sacrifice] on the Altar?
Anderson New Testament
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Bible in Basic English
Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?
Common New Testament
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
Daniel Mace New Testament
was not our father Abraham treated as just, in consequence of his actions, when he had attempted to sacrifice his son upon the altar?
Darby Translation
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Godbey New Testament
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
Goodspeed New Testament
Was not our forefather Abraham made upright for his good deeds, for offering his son Isaac on the altar?
John Wesley New Testament
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Julia Smith Translation
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar
King James 2000
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Was not Abraham our father justified by works [when he] offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
Modern King James verseion
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Was not Abraham our father justified through works when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Moffatt New Testament
When our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar, was he not justified by what he did?
Montgomery New Testament
Was not Abraham our ancestor justified by deeds, in that he offered up Isaac, his son, upon the altar?
NET Bible
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
New Heart English Bible
Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
Noyes New Testament
Was not Abraham our father accepted as righteous through works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Sawyer New Testament
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
The Emphasized Bible
Abraham our father, was it not, by works, he was declared righteous - when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Look at our ancestor, Abraham. Was not it the result of his actions that he was pronounced righteous after he had offered his son, Isaac, on the altar?
Webster
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Weymouth New Testament
Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac 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?
Worrell New Testament
Was not Abraham, our father, justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
Worsley New Testament
consider, Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar?
Youngs Literal Translation
Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?
Themes
Abraham » Trial of his faith in the offering of isaac
Faith » True, evidenced by its fruits
Faith/faithfulness » Faith without works
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Offered in sacrifice by his father
Justification » What you are not justified by
Justification » What you are justified by
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:21
Images James 2:21
Prayers for James 2:21
Questions on James 2:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Faith And Works
20 But, O senseless man, are you willing to learn that faith without good deeds is worthless? 21 Was not our forefather Abraham shown to be upright by his good deeds, namely, by offering Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 You see that faith cooperated with his good deeds, and by his good deeds faith was made complete;
Cross References
Matthew 3:9
and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather? For I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones.
Matthew 12:37
for it is by your words that you will be acquitted and by your words that you will be condemned."
Matthew 25:31-40
"When the Son of Man comes in His splendor, and all the angels with Him, He will take His seat on His splendid throne,
Luke 1:73
the oath which He swore to our forefather Abraham,
Luke 16:24
So he called and said, 'Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool off my tongue, because I am ceaselessly tortured in this flame.'
Luke 16:30
But he pleaded, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, they would repent.'
John 8:39
They answered Him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, you must be practicing what Abraham did.
John 8:53
You are not greater than our forefather Abraham, are you? He is dead and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"
Acts 7:2
He answered: "Listen, brothers and fathers. The glorious God appeared to our forefather Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia before he ever made his home in Haran,
Romans 3:20
Because no human creature can be brought into right standing with God by observing the law. For all the law can do is to make men conscious of sin.
Romans 4:1
Then what are we to say about our forefather Abraham?
Romans 4:12
and the forefather of those Jews who not only belong to the circumcision but also follow in the footsteps of our forefather Abraham in the faith he had before he was circumcised.
Romans 4:16
So it is conditioned on faith, that it might be in accordance with God's unmerited favor, so that the promise might be in force for all the descendants of Abraham, not only for those who belong to the law party but also for those who belong to the faith group of Abraham. He is the father of us all,
James 2:18
But someone may say, "You have faith, and I have good deeds. Show me your faith without any good deeds, but I will show you mine by my good deeds."
James 2:24
You see that a man is shown to be upright by his good deeds, and not merely by his faith.