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James 2:21-23 MWT
(21) Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? [Gen. 22:9]
(22) You see that his faith was directing his works and was made complete by them;
(23) and the Holy Writings were fulfilled which said, "And Abraham had faith in (God's Hebrew Name) and it was counted to him as righteousness; and he came to be called the friend of ." [Gen 15:6; Isaiah 41:8]
James 2:21-23 BBE
(21) Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar? [Gen. 22:9]
(22) You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
(23) And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God. [Gen 15:6; Isaiah 41:8]
James 2:21-23 ASV
(21) Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? [Gen. 22:9]
(22) Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;
(23) and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. [Gen 15:6; Isaiah 41:8]
James 2:21-23 ALT
(21) Abraham our father, he was justified [or, shown to be righteous] by means of works, having offered Isaac his son upon the altar, was he not? [Gen. 22:9]
(22) Do you see that his faith was working together with his works, and by means of the works his faith was perfected?
(23) And [so] was fulfilled the Scripture, 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; Isaiah 41:8]
James 2:21-23 NWT . . .Was not Abraham our father declared righteous by works after he had offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? [Gen. 22:9] 22 You behold that [his] faith worked along with his works and by [his] works [his] faith was perfected, 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; Isaiah 41:8]
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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
