James 2:25

25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?

James 2:25 in Other Translations

KJV
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
ESV
25 And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
NLT
25 Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road.
MSG
25 The same with Rahab, the Jericho harlot. Wasn't her action in hiding God's spies and helping them escape - that seamless unity of believing and doing - what counted with God?
CSB
25 And in the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different route?

James 2:25 In-Context

23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Hebrews 11:31
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