for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of [person] he was.

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

You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works the faith was perfected.

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.

And likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works [when she] welcomed the messengers and sent [them] out by a different route?

Elijah was a human being with the same nature as us, and {he prayed fervently} for [it] not to rain, and it did not rain on the land [for] three years and six months.