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James 2:22

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Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?	Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Seest thou^G991 how^G3754 faith^G4102 wrought^G4903 with his^G846 works^G2041, and^G2532 by^G1537 works^G2041 was^G5048 faith^G4102 made perfect^G5048?

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Original Greek

βλέπεις ὅτι ἡ πίστις συνήργει τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἔργων ἡ πίστις ἐτελειώθη;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
βλέπεις	blepeis	G991	V-PAI-2S	Seest thou
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	how
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
πίστις	pistis	G4102	N-NSF	faith
συνήργει	sunērgei	G4903	V-IAI-3S	wrought
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPN	*
ἔργοις	ergois	G2041	N-DPN	works
αὐτοῦ,	autou	G846	P-GSM	with his
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐκ	ek	G1537	PREP	by
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPN	*
ἔργων	ergōn	G2041	N-GPN	works
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
πίστις	pistis	G4102	N-NSF	faith
ἐτελειώθη;	eteleiōthē	G5048	V-API-3S	was made perfect

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G991 — βλέπω (blépō, blep'-o): I look, see — a primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively):--behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G2041 — ἔργον (érgon, er'-gon): work, labor, action, deed — from a primary (but obsolete) (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G4102 — πίστις (pístis, pis'-tis): faith, belief, trust — from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
• G4903 — συνεργέω (synergéō, soon-erg-eh'-o): I work together — from συνεργός; to be a fellow-worker, i.e. co-operate:--help (work) with, work(-er) together.
• G5048 — τελειόω (teleióō, tel-i-o'-o): I complete, accomplish, make perfect — from τέλειος; to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character):--consecrate, finish, fulfil, make) perfect.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• faith — Galatians 5:6, Hebrews 11:17-19, James 2:18
• faith made — 1 John 2:5, 1 John 4:17-18

Reciprocal references (6): Genesis 22:12, Deuteronomy 4:9, John 8:39, Romans 2:10, James 2:24, James 2:25

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: PERFECTION-IMPERFECTION
• Torrey’s: FAITH
• Nave’s: ABRAHAM, FAITH, HYPOCRISY, JUSTIFICATION, RELIGION, RIGHTEOUSNESS

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