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Passage Lookup: James 2:21-26
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James 2:21
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Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
James 2:22
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You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
James 2:23
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And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend.
James 2:24
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You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
James 2:25
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In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
James 2:26
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As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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