22 Do you see (A)that faith was working together with his works, and by (B)works faith was made [a]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, (C)“Abraham believed God, and it was [b]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called (D)the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

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  1. James 2:22 complete
  2. James 2:23 credited

22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(A) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(B) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[a](C) and he was called God’s friend.(D) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

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  1. James 2:23 Gen. 15:6