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James 2:25–26

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25In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works in receiving the messengers and sending them out by a different route?s 26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

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Cross references

  1. sJos 2:4,6,15; Heb 11:31

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

NLTNew Living Translation

Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

KJV 1900King James Version

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.