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You seeβλέπειςthatὅτιfaithἡ πίστιςwas working togetherσυνήργειwith his works,τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦandκαὶbyἐκthe worksτῶν ἔργωνfaithἡ πίστιςwas brought to completion,ἐτελειώθη
James 2:22
Study it in the app“You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works faith was brought to completion,”
Abraham: his faith worked together with his deedsFaith
With the Greek beneath
James 2:22, word by word
- You seeβλέπειςblepeis
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepeis” appears- faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears- was working togetherσυνήργειsynērgei
work together
Work together with someone, cooperate.
Where else “synērgei” appears- with his worksἔργοιςergois
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergois” appears- was brought to completionἐτελειώθηeteleiōthē
make perfect
To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.
Where else “eteleiōthē” appears
The context
21Was not Abraham our father declared righteous by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 · This verse (above)
23and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness; and he was called a friend of God.
To study James 2 in a group
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?