A moment in scripture
James 2:24
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Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
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The surrounding passage
- James 2:22
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
- 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.
- James 2:25
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
- James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.