James 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 2:23 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπληρώθη
plēróō
G4137
to fulfill
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
γραφὴ
graphḗ
G1124
Scripture
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
λέγουσα
légō
G3004
to say
ἐπίστευσεν
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Ἀβραὰμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐλογίσθη
logízomai
G3049
to reckon
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
δικαιοσύνην
dikaiosýnē
G1343
righteousness
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φίλος
phílos
G5384
friend
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐκλήθη
kaléō
G2564
to call
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).