James 2:21-26

New Century Version

²¹ Abraham, our ancestor, was made right with God by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar. ²² So you see that Abraham’s faith and the things he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by what he did. ²³ This shows the full meaning of the Scripture that says: “Abraham believed God, and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made him right with God.”^[a] And Abraham was called God’s friend.^{[b] 24} So you see that people are made right with God by what they do, not by faith only.

²⁵ Another example is Rahab, a prostitute, who was made right with God by something she did. She welcomed the spies into her home and helped them escape by a different road.

²⁶ Just as a person’s body that does not have a spirit is dead, so faith that does nothing is dead!