Discovery BoxJames 2:21-24 
Context2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 2:22 You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works. 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 2:24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
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.”
