James 2:23
So 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.James 2:23 · WEB
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- ગુજરાતી — યાકૂબનો પત્ર ૨:૨૩
- એટલે આ શાસ્ત્રવચન સત્ય ઠર્યું કે જેમાં કહેલું છે, ‘ઇબ્રાહિમે ઈશ્વર પર વિશ્વાસ કર્યો અને તે તેને માટે ન્યાયીપણા અર્થે ગણવામાં આવ્યો; અને તેને ઈશ્વરનો મિત્ર કહેવામાં આવ્યો.’
- हिन्दी — याकूब २:२३
- और पवित्रशास्त्र का यह वचन पूरा हुआ, “अब्राहम ने परमेश्वर पर विश्वास किया, और यह उसके लिये धार्मिकता गिनी गई,” और वह परमेश्वर का मित्र कहलाया। (उत्प. 15:6)
In context
21Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
23So 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.
24You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
25In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
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