James 2:21-26 ▼

21 Our ancestor Abraham was justified by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar, wasn't he?

22 You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.

23 And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, |Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.| And so he was called God's friend.

24 You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.

25 Likewise, Rahab the prostitute was justified through actions when she welcomed the messengers and sent them away on a different road, wasn't she?

26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without actions is also dead.