James 2:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called a friend of God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. And he was called the Friend of God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} the scripture{G1124} was fulfilled{G4137} which saith,{G1161} And Abraham{G11} believed{G4100} God,{G2316} and{G2532} it was reckoned{G3049} unto him{G846} for{G1519} righteousness;{G1343} and{G2532} he was called{G2564} the friend{G5384} of God.{G2316}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} the scripture{G1124} was fulfilled{G4137}{(G5681)} which saith{G3004}{(G5723)},{G1161} Abraham{G11} believed{G4100}{(G5656)} God{G2316}, and{G2532} it was imputed{G3049}{(G5681)} unto him{G846} for{G1519} righteousness{G1343}: and{G2532} he was called{G2564}{(G5681)} the Friend{G5384} of God{G2316}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and ye scripture was fulfilled which sayth: Abraham beleved God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called the frede of God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & the scripture was fulfilled which faith: Abraha beleued God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called ye frende of God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Scripture was fulfilled which sayeth, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse: and hee was called the friende of God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the scripture was fulfylled, which sayth: Abraham beleued God, and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghteousnesse: And he was called the friende of God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And the scripture was fulfilled that says,“Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:6 : 6 Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.
  • 2 Chr 20:7 : 7 'Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham, your friend?'
  • Isa 41:8 : 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend,
  • Rom 4:3-6 : 3 What does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' 4 Now to the one who works, wages are not counted as a gift but as an obligation. 5 But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. 6 Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
  • Gal 3:6 : 6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
  • Rom 4:22-24 : 22 Therefore, it was credited to him as righteousness. 23 Now the words 'it was credited to him' were not written for his sake alone, 24 but also for us, to whom it will be credited—to those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
  • Rom 9:17 : 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: 'I raised you up for this very purpose, so that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.'
  • Gal 3:8-9 : 8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.' 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.'
  • Gal 3:22 : 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise, by faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
  • Rom 4:10-11 : 10 How then was it credited? Was it while he was circumcised or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,
  • Job 16:21 : 21 Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, as one does for his neighbor.
  • Exod 33:11 : 11 The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua, son of Nun, did not leave the tent.
  • Mark 15:27 : 27 They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
  • Luke 4:21 : 21 He began by saying to them, 'Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.'
  • John 15:13-15 : 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'?
  • 2 Tim 3:16 : 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
  • Rom 11:2 : 2 God has not rejected His people, whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah, how he pleaded with God against Israel?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 4:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1 What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

    2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

    3 What does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'

  • Gal 3:6-9
    4 verses
    82%

    6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

    7 Therefore, know that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

    8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'

    9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

  • Jas 2:21-22
    2 verses
    80%

    21 Was not our father Abraham justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?

    22 You see that his faith was working together with his works, and by works his faith was made perfect.

  • Gen 15:6
    79%

    6 Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.

  • Rom 4:20-24
    5 verses
    79%

    20 He did not waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

    21 being fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised.

    22 Therefore, it was credited to him as righteousness.

    23 Now the words 'it was credited to him' were not written for his sake alone,

    24 but also for us, to whom it will be credited—to those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

  • Rom 4:9-13
    5 verses
    75%

    9 Is this blessedness then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

    10 How then was it credited? Was it while he was circumcised or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.

    11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,

    12 and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

    13 For the promise to Abraham or his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Jas 2:24
    75%

    24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

  • Rom 4:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 But to the one who does not work but believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

    6 Just as David also speaks of the blessedness of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

  • Rom 4:16-18
    3 verses
    71%

    16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, that it may be according to grace, so that it might be guaranteed to all the offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

    17 As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.

    18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'

  • Heb 11:17-18
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    17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,

    18 even though it was said to him, 'Through Isaac your descendants will be named.'

  • Ps 106:31
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    31 It was credited to him as righteousness for all generations to come.

  • Isa 41:8
    69%

    8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend,

  • Heb 11:8
    68%

    8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17 For in the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'

  • Gen 21:22
    68%

    22 At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'

  • Gen 22:1
    68%

    1 After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, 'Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Gen 26:5
    67%

    5 This is because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My instructions.

  • 1 Chr 1:27
    67%

    27 Abram, that is Abraham.

  • Gen 21:2
    67%

    2 Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had promised him.

  • Rom 3:30
    67%

    30 Since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through the same faith.

  • Rom 9:30
    67%

    30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

  • Gen 24:34
    67%

    34 So he said, "I am Abraham’s servant.

  • Rom 3:28
    67%

    28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Heb 11:2
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    2 For by it the ancients were commended.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

    13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Gen 17:4
    66%

    4 "As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 24:1
    66%

    1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.

  • Gen 18:18
    66%

    18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all nations of the earth will be blessed.