James 2:22-24

Tree of Life Version

²²You see that faith worked together with his works, and by the works his faith was made complete. ²³The Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness”^[a]—and he was called God’s friend. ^[b] ²⁴You see that a man is proved righteous by works and not by faith alone.

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Footnotes

James 2:23 Gen. 15:6; cf. Gal. 3:6.
James 2:24 cf. Isa. 41:8.

James 2:22-24

New International Version

²²You see that his faith and his actions were working together,^(A) and his faith was made complete by what he did.^(B) ²³And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”^[a]^(C) and he was called God’s friend.^(D) ²⁴You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.