Romans 2:13 Hearing the law does not make a person right with God. People are considered to be right with God only when they obey the law.

2:13 NIrV

逐节对照

New International Reader's Version - Hearing the law does not make a person right with God. People are considered to be right with God only when they obey the law.
新标点和合本 - 原来在　神面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 原来在上帝面前，不是听律法的为义，而是行律法的称义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 原来在　神面前，不是听律法的为义，而是行律法的称义。
当代译本 - 因为在上帝面前，不是仅仅听到律法的人是义人，而是遵行律法的人才能被称为义人。
圣经新译本 - 因为在　神面前，不是听律法的为义，而是行律法的得称为义。
中文标准译本 - 因为在神面前，不是律法的听者为义，而是律法的实行者被称为义。
现代标点和合本 - （原来在神面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。
和合本（拼音版） - 原来在上帝面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。
New International Version - For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
English Standard Version - For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
New Living Translation - For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.
Christian Standard Bible - For the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.
New American Standard Bible - for it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified.
New King James Version - (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;
Amplified Bible - For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him].
American Standard Version - for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;
King James Version - (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
New English Translation - For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.
World English Bible - For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
新標點和合本 - 原來在神面前，不是聽律法的為義，乃是行律法的稱義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 原來在上帝面前，不是聽律法的為義，而是行律法的稱義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 原來在　神面前，不是聽律法的為義，而是行律法的稱義。
當代譯本 - 因為在上帝面前，不是僅僅聽到律法的人是義人，而是遵行律法的人才能被稱為義人。
聖經新譯本 - 因為在　神面前，不是聽律法的為義，而是行律法的得稱為義。
呂振中譯本 - 因為在上帝看，不是聽律法的算為義，乃是行律法的才算為無罪。
中文標準譯本 - 因為在神面前，不是律法的聽者為義，而是律法的實行者被稱為義。
現代標點和合本 - （原來在神面前，不是聽律法的為義，乃是行律法的稱義。
文理和合譯本 - 在上帝前、非聽律者為義、乃行律者稱義、
文理委辦譯本 - 在上帝前、非聽法者稱義、乃遵法者稱義、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 在天主前、非聞律法者為義、乃遵律法者稱義、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 在天主前、徒聞法者、不足為義、惟行法者稱義。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque Dios no considera justos a los que oyen la ley, sino a los que la cumplen.
현대인의 성경 - 하나님 앞에서 의롭다는 인정을 받을 사람은 율법을 듣기만 하는 사람이 아니라 그 율법대로 사는 사람입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Бог признает праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
Восточный перевод - (Всевышний признаёт праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - (Аллах признаёт праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - (Всевышний признаёт праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car ce ne sont pas ceux qui se contentent d’écouter la lecture de la Loi qui seront justes aux yeux de Dieu. Non, seuls ceux qui appliquent la Loi sont considérés comme justes.
Nestle Aland 28 - οὐ γὰρ οἱ ἀκροαταὶ νόμου δίκαιοι παρὰ [τῷ] θεῷ, ἀλλ’ οἱ ποιηταὶ νόμου δικαιωθήσονται.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὐ γὰρ οἱ ἀκροαταὶ νόμου δίκαιοι παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ, ἀλλ’ οἱ ποιηταὶ νόμου δικαιωθήσονται.
Nova Versão Internacional - Porque não são os que ouvem a Lei que são justos aos olhos de Deus; mas os que obedecem à Lei, estes serão declarados justos.
Hoffnung für alle - Um vor Gott bestehen zu können, ist es nämlich nicht entscheidend, ob man seine Gebote kennt oder nicht. Nur wenn man auch nach ihnen handelt, wird man von Gott angenommen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vì không phải người biết luật pháp được kể là công chính, nhưng người vâng giữ luật pháp.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะผู้ชอบธรรมในสายพระเนตรพระเจ้าไม่ใช่ผู้ที่ได้ยินได้ฟังบทบัญญัติ แต่ผู้ที่ทำตามบทบัญญัติต่างหากที่พระเจ้าจะทรงประกาศว่าเป็นผู้ชอบธรรม
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยว่าผู้ที่ได้ยินกฎบัญญัติ หาใช่เป็นผู้มีความชอบธรรมในสายตาของพระเจ้าไม่ แต่ผู้ที่ปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติต่างหากที่นับว่าเป็นผู้มีความชอบธรรม

交叉引用

Luke 8:21 - He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and do what it says.”
Romans 3:20 - So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.
Deuteronomy 30:12 - It isn’t up in heaven. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go up into heaven to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”
Deuteronomy 30:13 - And it isn’t beyond the ocean. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go across the ocean to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”
Deuteronomy 30:14 - No, the message isn’t far away at all. In fact, it’s really near you. It’s in your mouth and in your heart so that you can obey it.
Deuteronomy 4:1 - Now, Israel, listen to the rules and laws I’m going to teach you. Obey them and you will live. You will go in and take over the land. The Lord was the God of your people of long ago. He’s giving you the land.
Romans 3:23 - Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.
Romans 4:2 - Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could brag about it. But he couldn’t brag to God.
Romans 4:3 - What do we find in Scripture? It says, “Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham’s faith, and so his faith made him right with God.” ( Genesis 15:6 )
Romans 4:4 - When a person works, their pay is not considered a gift. It is owed to them.
Romans 4:5 - But things are different with God. He makes ungodly people right with himself. If people trust in him, their faith is accepted even though they do not work. Their faith makes them right with God.
Ezekiel 20:11 - I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.
Luke 10:25 - One day an authority on the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
Luke 10:26 - “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you understand it?”
Luke 10:27 - He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ ( Deuteronomy 6:5 ) And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ” ( Leviticus 19:18 )
Luke 10:28 - “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”
Luke 10:29 - But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Acts 13:39 - Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin. Moses’ law could not make you right in God’s eyes.
Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter.
Matthew 7:22 - Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord! Lord! Didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we drive out demons in your name? Didn’t we do many miracles in your name?’
Matthew 7:23 - Then I will tell them clearly, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil!’
Matthew 7:24 - “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:25 - The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. But it does not fall. It is built on the rock.
Matthew 7:26 - But everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man. He builds his house on sand.
Matthew 7:27 - The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. And it falls with a loud crash.”
Deuteronomy 5:1 - Moses sent for all the Israelites. Here is what he said to them. Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you today. Learn them well. Be sure to obey them.
Deuteronomy 6:3 - Israel, listen to me. Make sure you obey me. Then things will go well with you. The number of your people will increase greatly in a land that has plenty of milk and honey. That’s what the Lord, the God of your parents, promised you.
Galatians 5:4 - Some of you are trying to be made right with God by obeying the law. You have been separated from Christ. You have fallen away from God’s grace.
Psalm 143:2 - Don’t take me to court and judge me, because in your eyes no living person does what is right.
Ezekiel 33:30 - “Son of man, your people are talking about you. They are getting together by the walls of their houses and at their doors. They are saying to one another, ‘Come. Listen to the Lord’s message.’
Ezekiel 33:31 - My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.
Ezekiel 33:32 - You are nothing more to them than someone who sings love songs. They say you have a beautiful voice. They think you play an instrument well. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice.
Ezekiel 33:33 - “Everything I have told you will come true. You can be sure of it. Then the people will know that a prophet has been among them.”
Luke 18:14 - “I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”
Romans 3:30 - There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. Suppose those who are not circumcised believe in him. Then God also will make them right with himself.
Galatians 3:11 - We know that no one who depends on the law is made right with God. This is because “the one who is right with God will live by faith.” ( Habakkuk 2:4 )
Galatians 3:12 - The law is not based on faith. In fact, it is just the opposite. It teaches that “the person who does these things will live by them.” ( Leviticus 18:5 )
Romans 10:5 - Moses writes about how the law could help a person do what God requires. He writes, “The person who does these things will live by them.” ( Leviticus 18:5 )
James 2:21 - Our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar. Wasn’t he considered to be right with God because of what he did?
James 2:22 - So you see that what he believed and what he did were working together. What he did made his faith complete.
James 2:23 - That is what Scripture means where it says, “Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham because he believed. So his faith made him right with God.” ( Genesis 15:6 ) And that’s not all. God called Abraham his friend.
James 2:24 - So you see that a person is considered right with God by what they do. It doesn’t happen only because they believe.
James 2:25 - Didn’t God consider even Rahab the prostitute to be right with him? That’s because of what she did for the spies. She gave them a place to stay. Then she sent them off in a different direction.
Romans 2:25 - Circumcision has value if you obey the law. But if you break the law, it is just as if you hadn’t been circumcised.
Galatians 2:16 - Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.
James 1:22 - Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says.
James 1:23 - Suppose someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says. Then they are like a person who looks at their face in a mirror.
James 1:24 - After looking at themselves, they leave. And right away they forget what they look like.
James 1:25 - But suppose someone takes a good look at the perfect law that gives freedom. And they keep looking at it. Suppose they don’t forget what they’ve heard, but they do what the law says. Then this person will be blessed in what they do.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - Hearing the law does not make a person right with God. People are considered to be right with God only when they obey the law.
新标点和合本 - 原来在　神面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 原来在上帝面前，不是听律法的为义，而是行律法的称义。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 原来在　神面前，不是听律法的为义，而是行律法的称义。
当代译本 - 因为在上帝面前，不是仅仅听到律法的人是义人，而是遵行律法的人才能被称为义人。
圣经新译本 - 因为在　神面前，不是听律法的为义，而是行律法的得称为义。
中文标准译本 - 因为在神面前，不是律法的听者为义，而是律法的实行者被称为义。
现代标点和合本 - （原来在神面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。
和合本（拼音版） - 原来在上帝面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。
New International Version - For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
English Standard Version - For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
New Living Translation - For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.
Christian Standard Bible - For the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.
New American Standard Bible - for it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified.
New King James Version - (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;
Amplified Bible - For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him].
American Standard Version - for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;
King James Version - (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
New English Translation - For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.
World English Bible - For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
新標點和合本 - 原來在神面前，不是聽律法的為義，乃是行律法的稱義。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 原來在上帝面前，不是聽律法的為義，而是行律法的稱義。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 原來在　神面前，不是聽律法的為義，而是行律法的稱義。
當代譯本 - 因為在上帝面前，不是僅僅聽到律法的人是義人，而是遵行律法的人才能被稱為義人。
聖經新譯本 - 因為在　神面前，不是聽律法的為義，而是行律法的得稱為義。
呂振中譯本 - 因為在上帝看，不是聽律法的算為義，乃是行律法的才算為無罪。
中文標準譯本 - 因為在神面前，不是律法的聽者為義，而是律法的實行者被稱為義。
現代標點和合本 - （原來在神面前，不是聽律法的為義，乃是行律法的稱義。
文理和合譯本 - 在上帝前、非聽律者為義、乃行律者稱義、
文理委辦譯本 - 在上帝前、非聽法者稱義、乃遵法者稱義、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 在天主前、非聞律法者為義、乃遵律法者稱義、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 在天主前、徒聞法者、不足為義、惟行法者稱義。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque Dios no considera justos a los que oyen la ley, sino a los que la cumplen.
현대인의 성경 - 하나님 앞에서 의롭다는 인정을 받을 사람은 율법을 듣기만 하는 사람이 아니라 그 율법대로 사는 사람입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Бог признает праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
Восточный перевод - (Всевышний признаёт праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - (Аллах признаёт праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - (Всевышний признаёт праведными не тех, кто слушает Закон, а тех, кто его исполняет.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car ce ne sont pas ceux qui se contentent d’écouter la lecture de la Loi qui seront justes aux yeux de Dieu. Non, seuls ceux qui appliquent la Loi sont considérés comme justes.
Nestle Aland 28 - οὐ γὰρ οἱ ἀκροαταὶ νόμου δίκαιοι παρὰ [τῷ] θεῷ, ἀλλ’ οἱ ποιηταὶ νόμου δικαιωθήσονται.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὐ γὰρ οἱ ἀκροαταὶ νόμου δίκαιοι παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ, ἀλλ’ οἱ ποιηταὶ νόμου δικαιωθήσονται.
Nova Versão Internacional - Porque não são os que ouvem a Lei que são justos aos olhos de Deus; mas os que obedecem à Lei, estes serão declarados justos.
Hoffnung für alle - Um vor Gott bestehen zu können, ist es nämlich nicht entscheidend, ob man seine Gebote kennt oder nicht. Nur wenn man auch nach ihnen handelt, wird man von Gott angenommen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vì không phải người biết luật pháp được kể là công chính, nhưng người vâng giữ luật pháp.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะผู้ชอบธรรมในสายพระเนตรพระเจ้าไม่ใช่ผู้ที่ได้ยินได้ฟังบทบัญญัติ แต่ผู้ที่ทำตามบทบัญญัติต่างหากที่พระเจ้าจะทรงประกาศว่าเป็นผู้ชอบธรรม
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยว่าผู้ที่ได้ยินกฎบัญญัติ หาใช่เป็นผู้มีความชอบธรรมในสายตาของพระเจ้าไม่ แต่ผู้ที่ปฏิบัติตามกฎบัญญัติต่างหากที่นับว่าเป็นผู้มีความชอบธรรม

Luke 8:21 - He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and do what it says.”
Romans 3:20 - So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.
Deuteronomy 30:12 - It isn’t up in heaven. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go up into heaven to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”
Deuteronomy 30:13 - And it isn’t beyond the ocean. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go across the ocean to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”
Deuteronomy 30:14 - No, the message isn’t far away at all. In fact, it’s really near you. It’s in your mouth and in your heart so that you can obey it.
Deuteronomy 4:1 - Now, Israel, listen to the rules and laws I’m going to teach you. Obey them and you will live. You will go in and take over the land. The Lord was the God of your people of long ago. He’s giving you the land.
Romans 3:23 - Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.
Romans 4:2 - Did he become right with God because of something he did? If so, he could brag about it. But he couldn’t brag to God.
Romans 4:3 - What do we find in Scripture? It says, “Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham’s faith, and so his faith made him right with God.” ( Genesis 15:6 )
Romans 4:4 - When a person works, their pay is not considered a gift. It is owed to them.
Romans 4:5 - But things are different with God. He makes ungodly people right with himself. If people trust in him, their faith is accepted even though they do not work. Their faith makes them right with God.
Ezekiel 20:11 - I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.
Luke 10:25 - One day an authority on the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
Luke 10:26 - “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you understand it?”
Luke 10:27 - He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ ( Deuteronomy 6:5 ) And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ” ( Leviticus 19:18 )
Luke 10:28 - “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”
Luke 10:29 - But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Acts 13:39 - Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin. Moses’ law could not make you right in God’s eyes.
Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter.
Matthew 7:22 - Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord! Lord! Didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we drive out demons in your name? Didn’t we do many miracles in your name?’
Matthew 7:23 - Then I will tell them clearly, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil!’
Matthew 7:24 - “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:25 - The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. But it does not fall. It is built on the rock.
Matthew 7:26 - But everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man. He builds his house on sand.
Matthew 7:27 - The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. And it falls with a loud crash.”
Deuteronomy 5:1 - Moses sent for all the Israelites. Here is what he said to them. Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you today. Learn them well. Be sure to obey them.
Deuteronomy 6:3 - Israel, listen to me. Make sure you obey me. Then things will go well with you. The number of your people will increase greatly in a land that has plenty of milk and honey. That’s what the Lord, the God of your parents, promised you.
Galatians 5:4 - Some of you are trying to be made right with God by obeying the law. You have been separated from Christ. You have fallen away from God’s grace.
Psalm 143:2 - Don’t take me to court and judge me, because in your eyes no living person does what is right.
Ezekiel 33:30 - “Son of man, your people are talking about you. They are getting together by the walls of their houses and at their doors. They are saying to one another, ‘Come. Listen to the Lord’s message.’
Ezekiel 33:31 - My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.
Ezekiel 33:32 - You are nothing more to them than someone who sings love songs. They say you have a beautiful voice. They think you play an instrument well. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice.
Ezekiel 33:33 - “Everything I have told you will come true. You can be sure of it. Then the people will know that a prophet has been among them.”
Luke 18:14 - “I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”
Romans 3:30 - There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. Suppose those who are not circumcised believe in him. Then God also will make them right with himself.
Galatians 3:11 - We know that no one who depends on the law is made right with God. This is because “the one who is right with God will live by faith.” ( Habakkuk 2:4 )
Galatians 3:12 - The law is not based on faith. In fact, it is just the opposite. It teaches that “the person who does these things will live by them.” ( Leviticus 18:5 )
Romans 10:5 - Moses writes about how the law could help a person do what God requires. He writes, “The person who does these things will live by them.” ( Leviticus 18:5 )
James 2:21 - Our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar. Wasn’t he considered to be right with God because of what he did?
James 2:22 - So you see that what he believed and what he did were working together. What he did made his faith complete.
James 2:23 - That is what Scripture means where it says, “Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham because he believed. So his faith made him right with God.” ( Genesis 15:6 ) And that’s not all. God called Abraham his friend.
James 2:24 - So you see that a person is considered right with God by what they do. It doesn’t happen only because they believe.
James 2:25 - Didn’t God consider even Rahab the prostitute to be right with him? That’s because of what she did for the spies. She gave them a place to stay. Then she sent them off in a different direction.
Romans 2:25 - Circumcision has value if you obey the law. But if you break the law, it is just as if you hadn’t been circumcised.
Galatians 2:16 - Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.
James 1:22 - Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says.
James 1:23 - Suppose someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says. Then they are like a person who looks at their face in a mirror.
James 1:24 - After looking at themselves, they leave. And right away they forget what they look like.
James 1:25 - But suppose someone takes a good look at the perfect law that gives freedom. And they keep looking at it. Suppose they don’t forget what they’ve heard, but they do what the law says. Then this person will be blessed in what they do.