James 2:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The scripture

The friend

General references

Genesis 18:17

Genesis 22:10

Bible References

The scripture

And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was reckoned with lawless men.

And he began to say to them, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.

Men, brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this same thing I raised thee up, that I might display in thee my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

God did not thrust away his people whom he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture tells by Elijah? How he encounters God about Israel.

And the scripture having foreseen that God makes the Gentiles righteous from faith, proclaimed the good-news in advance to Abraham: In thee all the nations will be blessed.

Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness,

It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed.

The friend

And LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend, and he turned again into the camp. But his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart out of the tent.

Did thou not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend forever?

that he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbor!

Greater love has no man than this, that some man lay down his life for his friends.

General references

And LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do,

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.