James 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 2:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἀβραὰμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ἔργων
érgon
G2041
work
ἐδικαιώθη
dikaióō
G1344
to justify
ἀνενέγκας
anaphérō
G399
to offer
Ἰσαὰκ
Isaák
G2464
Isaac
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸν
huiós
G5207
son
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
θυσιαστήριον
thysiastḗrion
G2379
altar
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World English Bible Public Domain
Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
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King James Version Public Domain
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
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