James 2:22 KJV — MannaFest

James 2:22

Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

KJV

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ASV

Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

WEB

You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

YLT

dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?

DBT

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

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
Jude 1:20
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
1 Thessalonians 1:3
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Hebrews 11:17–19
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
Galatians 5:6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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), it wrought with his works, and by works was made perfect. And by this means you come to the true sense of that scripture which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

ALFORD explains, "Received its realization, was entirely exemplified and filled up." So Paul, Php 2:12, "Work out your own salvation": the salvation was already in germ theirs in their free justification through faith.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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