James 2:22-25

Faith Without Works Is Dead

²² You see that _w faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed _x by his works; ²³ and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, _y "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness" - and he was called a _z friend of God. ²⁴ You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. ²⁵ And in the same way was not also _a Rahab the prostitute justified by works _b when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?

1. Cross References
   Hebrews 11:17
   By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 1:3
   Remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
   
3. Cross References
   Romans 4:3
   For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.
   Galatians 3:6
   Just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"?
   Genesis 15:6
   And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
   
4. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 20:7
   Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?
   Isaiah 41:8
   But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend.
   
5. Cross References
   Genesis 15:6
   And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
   
6. Cross References
   Hebrews 11:31
   By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
   
7. Cross References
   Joshua 2:1 - 22
   And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there.
   Joshua 6:23
   So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel.