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


In Context

21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.

23 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.

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

25 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?

26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.

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.