James 2:21

Faith And Works

²⁰ But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works [when he] offered up his son Isaac on the altar? ²² You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works the faith was perfected.

Good Deeds

Justified by Works

Offered Up Isaac

With God

O God

Abraham

Isaac

Genesis 22:16-18

And he said, "I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,

Genesis 22:9-12

And they came to the place that God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood. Then he bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar atop the wood.

Joshua 24:3

I took your ancestor Abraham from beyond the river and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I increased his offspring; I gave him Isaac,

Psalm 143:2

And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive [is] righteous before you.

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah; she brought you forth. For I called him {alone}, but I blessed him and made him numerous."

Matthew 3:9

And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned."

Matthew 25:31-40

Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Luke 1:73

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us

Luke 16:24

And he called out [and] said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!'

Luke 16:30

And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!'

John 8:39

They answered and said to him, "Abraham is our father!" Jesus said to them, "If you are children of Abraham, do the deeds of Abraham!

John 8:53

You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, [are you]? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself [to be]?"

Acts 7:2

So he said, "Men--brothers and fathers--listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham [while he] was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Romans 3:20

For by the works of the law {no person will be declared righteous} before him, for through the law [comes] knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:1

What then shall we say [that] Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has found?

Romans 4:12

and the father {of those who are circumcised} to those who are not only from the circumcision, but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham {which he had while uncircumcised}.

Romans 4:16

Because of this, [it is] by faith, in order that [it may be] according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

James 2:18

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

James 2:24

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