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Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Thou seest (βλεπεις). Obvious enough with any eyes to see. This may be a question, seest thou?

Wrought with

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Seest thou. Marginal note: Thou seest. Either rendering is correct, and the meaning is the same. The apostle means to say that th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Do you see how...?—Better taken simply, and not as a question, You see how, and so on.

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

James now makes it clear that he is not talking about works as the sole source of Abraham’s justification, as v.21 taken out of its context might l…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

By works was faith made perfect (James 2:22). By this, he again shows that the question here is not concerning the cause of ou…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Do you see how faith worked with his works
Not to justify him before God; for neither faith nor works are ever said …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who substitute a mere intellectual belief in the gospel for the entirety of evangelical religion, as many do today, are mistaken. Undoubtedly…

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