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James 2:21

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

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ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)particle — “no”G3756no, not.ἐξexbyἐκ (ek)preposition — “by”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.byἔργωνergōnworksἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “works”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēto justifyδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to justify”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.This verse uses “justify”.ἀνενέγκαςanenenkaswhen he had offeredἀναφέρω (anapherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had offered”, a single actionG399(a) I carry up, lead up, (b) I offer up (on a high altar) as a sacrifice, offer up to God on high.when he had offeredἸσαὰκisaakIsaacἸσαάκnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Isaac”, the object formG2464(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch.Isaacτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸνhuionsonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.sonαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionaltarθυσιαστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “altar”, the object formG2379an altar (for sacrifice).the altar

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Abraham our father — was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Young’s Literal Translation

Abraham our father — was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

World English Bible

Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

Darby Translation

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Douay-Rheims

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?

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