21. Wasn’t Abraham our father proved righteous by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22. You see that faith worked together with his works, and by the works his faith was made complete.
23. The Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness”—and he was called God’s friend.
24. You see that a man is proved righteous by works and not by faith alone.
25. And likewise, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also proved righteous by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out another way?
26. For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.