James Chapter 2 verse 21 Holy Bible
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
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Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?
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Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
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Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Was not Abraham our father justified by works . . .?--St. James now addresses his two examples from familiar history in force of his plea for active faith. The first is the marvellous devotion and trust of Abraham (Genesis 22) when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar; that boy himself the type of God's dear Son, who bore, like His meek ancestor, the sacrificial wood up the long weary road of death. Happily, the story is as well known to Christian readers as to the Jewish of old time, and may safely be left here without further comment.Parallel Commentaries ...Greek{Was} notοὐκ (ouk)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.ourἡμῶν (hēmōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.fatherπατὴρ (patēr)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.AbrahamἈβραὰμ (Abraam)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.justifiedἐδικαιώθη (edikaiōthē)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1344: From dikaios; to render just or innocent.byἐξ (ex)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.what he didἔργων (ergōn)Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralStrong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.when he offeredἀνενέγκας (anenenkas)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 399: From ana and phero; to take up.hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.sonυἱὸν (huion)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.IsaacἸσαὰκ (Isaak)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 2464: (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.onἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. theτὸ (to)Article - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.altar?θυσιαστήριον (thysiastērion)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 2379: An altar (for sacrifice). From a derivative of thusia; a place of sacrifice, i.e. An altar.Jump to PreviousAbraham Actions Altar Ancestor Considered Declared Isaac Judged Justified Offered Offering Result Righteous Righteousness Wasn't Works
