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James 2:23 Modern World Translation . . . (23) And the Scripture was fulfilled, saying, "And Abraham put faith in , and it was counted to him as righteousness;" and he was called, Friend of God. [Gen 15:6; Isa 41:8]

James 2:23 Analytical Literal Translation . . . (23) And [so] was fulfilled the Scripture*1, the one saying, "But Abraham believed [or, trusted] God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called a friend of God. [Gen 15:6 (*1); Isaiah 41:8]

James 2:23 NWT . . . 23 and the scripture was fulfilled which says: "Abraham put faith in Jehovah (), and it was counted to him as righteousness," and he came to be called "Jehovah's friend. . . [Gen 15:6; Isa 41:8]

James 2:23 LITV . . . (23) And the Scripture was fulfilled, saying, "And Abraham believed God, and it was counted for righteousness to him;" and he was called, Friend of God. [Gen 15:6; Isa 41:8]

[*1] (This is the scripture referenced above by the Analytical Literal Translation of the Bible; The scripture that "was fulfilled" in Abraham.)
Genesis 15:6 Darby
(6) And he believed Jehovah (); and he reckoned it to him as righteousness. (Abraham became God's friend.)

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version