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


In Context

21 Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;

23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, |Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;| and he was called the friend of God.

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

25 In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from 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 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 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.