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Passage Lookup: James 2:21-26

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James 2:21
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(C1)Was our father Abraham not justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
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James 2:22
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You see that (C1)faith was working with his works, and (F1)as a result of the (C2)works, faith was (F2)perfected;
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James 2:23
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and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "(C1)AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called a (C2)friend of God.
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James 2:24
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You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
James 2:25
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In the same way, was (C1)Rahab the prostitute not justified by works also (C2)when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
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James 2:26
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For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also (C1)faith without works is dead.
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