Yakobus 2:23

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru

Dengan jalan demikian genaplah nas yang mengatakan: "Lalu percayalah Abraham kepada Allah, maka Allah memperhitungkan hal itu kepadanya sebagai kebenaran." Karena itu Abraham disebut: "Sahabat Allah."

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Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari
Dengan jalan demikian genaplah nas yang mengatakan: "Lalu percayalah Abraham kepada Allah, maka Allah memperhitungkan hal itu kepadanya sebagai kebenaran." Karena itu Abraham disebut: "Sahabat Allah."

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Oleh yang demikian sampailah nas Alkitab, yang mengatakan: Bahwa Ibrahim sudah percaya akan Allah, maka itulah dihisabkan kepadanya menjadi kebenaran; maka ia pun dikatakan sahabat Allah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the scripture: Mark 12:10, Mark 15:28, Luke 4:21, Acts 1:16, Romans 9:17, Romans 11:2, Galatians 3:8-10, Galatians 3:22, 2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Peter 2:6

Abraham: Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:3-6, Romans 4:10, Romans 4:11, Romans 4:22-24, Galatians 3:6

the Friend: Exodus 33:11, 2 Chronicles 20:7, Job 16:21, *marg. Isaiah 41:8, John 15:13-15

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:17 - General 1 Kings 4:5 - the king's Song of Solomon 5:16 - friend Luke 12:4 - my John 11:11 - he saith John 14:21 - that hath John 15:14 - my John 15:15 - friends Romans 3:22 - unto all Romans 5:1 - being Hebrews 7:4 - Abraham

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Scripture was fulfilled,.... Genesis 15:6 which speaks of Abraham's faith, and the imputation of to him for righteousness; for the above action of Abraham, in offering up his son, was a clear proof of the truth of his faith, there commended: by this it was made known what a strong faith he had in God, and what reason there was to believe that he was a justified person.

Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness;

Genesis 15:6- : which shows both that Abraham was justified before he wrought this work, and therefore that could not be the cause or matter of his justification, but only an effect and evidence of it; and that his justification was by faith, or that object which his faith regarded, and had to do with, was his justifying righteousness:

and he was called the friend of God, 2 Chronicles 20:7 he was loved by God with an everlasting love, who showed acts of friendship to him; called him by his grace, and blessed him with spiritual blessings, and increased him with the increase of God; favoured him with near communion with him, honoured him with high characters, and distinguished him by peculiar marks of his favour, and reckoned his enemies and friends as his own; Genesis 12:8 and Abraham, on the other hand, loved God, and showed himself friendly to him; trusted in him, and believed every word of his; readily complied with his will, and not only yielded a cheerful obedience to his commands, but enjoined his children after him to observe them: this was a name which Abraham was well known by among the eastern nations; hence he is called by the Mahometans, חליל אללה, "Khalil Allah", the friend of God; and Mahomet says himself c,

"God took Abraham for his friend.''

c Koran, Sura 4:125.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith - That is, the fair and full meaning of the language of Scripture was expressed by this act, showing in the highest sense that his faith was genuine; or the declaration that he truly believed, was confirmed or established by this act. His faith was shown to be genuine; and the fair meaning of the declaration that he believed God was carried out in the subsequent act. The passage here referred to occurs in Genesis 15:6. That which it is said Abraham believed, or in which he believed God, was this: “This shall not be thine heir (namely, Eliezer of Damascus), but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels, shall be thine heir.” And again, “Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said unto him, So shall thy seed be,” James 2:3-5. The act of confiding in these promises, was that act of which it is said that “he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

The act of offering his son on the altar by which James says this Scripture was fulfilled, occurred some 20 years afterward. That act confirmed or fulfilled the declaration. It showed that his faith was genuine, and that the declaration that he believed in God was true; for what could do more to confirm that, than a readiness to offer his own son at the command of God? It cannot be supposed that James meant to say that Abraham was justified by works without respect to faith, or to deny that the primary round of his justification in the sight of God was faith, for the very passage which he quotes shows that faith was the primary consideration: “Abraham believed God, and it was imputed,” etc. The meaning, therefore, can only be, that this declaration received its fair and full expression when Abraham, by an act of obedience of the most striking character, long after he first exercised that faith by which he was accepted of God, showed that his faith was genuine. It he had not thus obeyed, his faith would have been inoperative and of no value. As it was, his act showed that the declaration of the Scripture that, he “believed” was well founded.

Abraham believed God, and it was imputed ... - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Romans 4:3.

And he was called the friend of God - In virtue of his strong faith and obedience. See 2 Chronicles 20:7; “Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend forever?” Isaiah 41:8. “But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.” This was a most honorable appellation; but it is one which, in all cases, will result from true faith and obedience.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. The scripture was fulfilled — He believed God; this faith was never inactive, it was accounted to him for righteousness: and being justified by thus believing, his life of obedience showed that he had not received the grace of God in vain. Genesis 15:6; Genesis 15:6; "Romans 4:3"; "Galatians 3:6"; where this subject is largely explained.

The friend of God. — The highest character ever given to man. As among friends every thing is in common; so God took Abraham into intimate communion with himself, and poured out upon him the choicest of his blessings: for as God can never be in want, because he possesses all things; so Abraham his friend could never be destitute, because God was his friend.