Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God.
New American Standard Bible
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “
King James 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.
Holman Bible
So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,
International Standard Version
And so the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." And so he was called God's friend.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will,” and he was called the friend of God.
An Understandable Version
So, the Scripture was fulfilled, which says [Gen. 15:6], "Abraham believed God and [so] God considered him righteous," and he was called God's friend.
Anderson New Testament
And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
it was then, that those words of scripture were accomplished, "Abraham believed God, and he was regarded for it as a man of virtue, and was the favourite of God."
Darby Translation
And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.
Godbey New Testament
and the scripture was fulfilled, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
and so the Scripture came true that says, "Abraham had faith in God, and it was credited to him as uprightness, and he was called God's friend."
John Wesley New Testament
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice: and he was called the Friend of God.
King James 2000
And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.
Modern King James verseion
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, and he was called the friend of God."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was reputed unto him for righteousness," and he was called the friend of God.
Moffatt New Testament
and the scripture was fulfilled: Abraham believed God, and this was counted to him as righteousness ??he was called God's friend.
Montgomery New Testament
And the Scripture was fulfilled which said, And Abraham believed God, and this was imputed to him as righteousness, and he was called God's friend.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
Noyes New Testament
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
Sawyer New Testament
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness, and he was called God's friend.
The Emphasized Bible
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith - And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God's friend, was he called:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness;" and he was called "the friend of God."
Twentieth Century New Testament
And that in this way the words of Scripture came true-- "Abraham believed God, and that was regarded by God as righteousness," and "He was called the friend of God."
Webster
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Weymouth New Testament
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
Williams New Testament
and so the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham put his faith in God, and it was credited to him for uprightness, and he was called God's friend."
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness"; and he was called "God's Friend."
Worsley New Testament
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Faith » True, evidenced by its fruits
Faith/faithfulness » Faith without works
Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
Friendship » Who is the lord’s friend
God » Christ's » Friendship of
Justification » What you are not justified by
Justification » What you are justified by
Interlinear
Pisteuo
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Logizomai
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 2:23
Prayers for James 2:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Faith And Works
22 Thou see that faith was working with his works, and from the works, faith was fully perfected. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, and he was called a friend of God. 24 Ye see therefore that from works a man is made righteous, and not from faith only.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 15:6
And he believed in LORD, and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
2 Chronicles 20:7
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?
Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
Galatians 3:6
Just as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Exodus 33:11
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.
Job 16:21
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbor!
Mark 12:10
And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.
Mark 15:27
And they crucify two robbers with him, one at his right hand, and one at his left.
Luke 4:21
And he began to say to them, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.
John 15:13-15
Greater love has no man than this, that some man lay down his life for his friends.
Acts 1:16
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,
Romans 4:3-6
For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Romans 4:10-11
How then was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Romans 4:22-24
And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Romans 9:17
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.
Romans 11:2
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.
Galatians 3:8-10
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.
Galatians 3:22
But scripture confined all things under sin, so that the promise from faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
2 Timothy 3:16
Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness,
1 Peter 2:6
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.