24Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.


In Context

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.

23 And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.

24 Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.

25 But was not in like manner also Rahab the harlot justified on the principle of works, when she had received the messengers and put them forth by another way?

26 For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

James 2:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:24Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:24Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:24Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24Ye see then that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:24You see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.