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James 2:21

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

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  1. James 2:19

    Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

  2. James 2:20

    But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

  3. James 2:22

    Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

  4. James 2:23

    And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.