22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
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Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, …
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-26)In this latter part of the chapter, the apostle shows the error of those who rested in a bare profession of the Christian faith, as if that would save them, while the temper of their minds and the tenour of their lives were altogether disagreeable to that holy religion which they professed. To let them see, therefore, what a wretched foundation they built their hopes upon, it is here proved at lar…
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