James 2:23

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” ¹  and he was called God’s friend. ² 

James 4:13

4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town ³  and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”

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¹ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

² sn An allusion to 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8; 51:2; Dan 3:35 (LXX), in which Abraham is called God’s “beloved.”

³ tn Or “city.”