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22 You see that his faith worked with his actions; by the actions the faith was made complete; 23 and the passage of the Tanakh was fulfilled which says, “Avraham had faith in God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness.”[a] He was even called God’s friend.[b] 24 You see that a person is declared righteous because of actions and not because of faith alone.

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:23 Genesis 15:6
  2. James 2:23 Isaiah 41:8; 2 Chronicles 20:7

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