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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 2:23-24

James 2:23-24. And the scripture Which was afterward written, was hereby eminently fulfilled. Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness. This was twice fulfilled, when Abraham first believed, and when he offered up Isaac. St. Paul speaks of the former fulfilling, and St. James of the latter. And he was called the friend of God Both by his posterity, (2 Chronicles 20:7,) and by God himself, Isaiah 41:8. So pleasing to God were the works he wrought in faith! “The... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - James 2:14-26

Proof of genuine faith (2:14-26)The Christian faith is not merely a mental belief, but something that is practised. Those who say they have faith must give evidence of it by their behaviour. In the case of the poor Christians just referred to, it is useless to talk sympathetically to them but not give them food and clothing. A professed faith must produce a corresponding change in behaviour, otherwise it is dead and useless (14-17).Genuine faith will prove itself by good deeds. The simple... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 2:24

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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:24

Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.The KJV is better in this verse, having "not by faith only," since James' efforts in the whole paragraph are directed against supposing that salvation is "by faith only." The meaning is allegedly the same. "In the Greek, the adverb `only' comes last, emphatically."[53]By works a man is justified ... The weight of this is seen in the extension to include all men who shall ever be saved. "A man" has the function of moving James'... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:24

James 2:24. Ye see then, &c.— "You see then by this instance of the great father of the faithful, if the characters of the children are to be estimated in the same manner as those of the father, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only: it is by no means enough that the great principles of religion be credited, if they have not also their practical influence on the heart and life." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:24

24. justified and, not by faith only—that is, by "faith without (separated from: severed from) works," its proper fruits (see on :-). Faith to justify must, from the first, include obedience in germ (to be developed subsequently), though the former alone is the ground of justification. The scion must be grafted on the stock that it may live; it must bring forth fruit to prove that it does live. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:14-26

B. The Importance of Vital Faith 2:14-26Some have seen this section as dealing with a new subject, the relationship of faith and works, whereas the previous one dealt with partiality (James 2:1-13). It seems to me and to others, however, that this section relates to the preceding one in the same way James 1:19-27 relates to James 1:2-18. It deals with a larger, more basic issue that connects with and underlies the practical problem just discussed."In this section St. James proceeds to enlarge... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:24

The use of the plural "you" in this verse in the Greek text shows that James had completed his response to the objector. He was now addressing his readers directly again (cf. James 2:14-17).Works declare us righteous (Gr. present passive indicative of dikaioo) in the sense that our works testify to onlookers that we have exercised saving faith. They are the external fruit that bears witness to the eternal life within. "You see . . . by [his] works." However, James previously said that not every... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:24-26

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John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - James 2:1-26

Warnings Against Respect of Persons. Belief and Practice1. Another instance of inconsistency. Jesus Christ the Lord of glory] better, ’Jesus Christ the glory,’ or ’the glorious one,’ One of the rare passages in which St. James breaks through his habitual reserve in speaking of the Master, and shows us something of his devotion to Christ. Such reserve was natural to a Jew. 2. In the Jewish-Christian Church the place for worship is still the synagogue (Hebrews 10:25). At first strangers would be... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 2:23-24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - James 2:14-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 2:24

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 2:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 2:24

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 2:24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:14-26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 2:24-26

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - James 2:1-26

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