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You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
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Faith and Works: A Partnership
Commentators unanimously explain that faith "wrought with" works means they "cooperated" or "worked together." True faith is not a passive, intellectual belief but an active principle that motivates and energizes a person's actions. As one scholar puts it, faith and works are inseparable partners in the life of a believer, with faith being the root and works the fruit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Seest thou. Marginal note: Thou seest. Either rendering is correct, and the meaning is the same. The apostle means to say that th…
Thou seest (βλεπεις). Obvious enough with any eyes to see. This may be a question, seest thou?
Wrought with
19th Century
Anglican
Do you see how...?—Better taken simply, and not as a question, You see how, and so on.
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do you see how faith worked with his works Not to justify him before God; for neither faith nor works are ever said …
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Those who substitute a mere intellectual belief in the gospel for the entirety of evangelical religion, as many do today, are mistaken. Undoubtedly…
