James

James 2:21

²¹Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
father	πατὴρ	patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
justified	ἐδικαιώθη	edikaiōthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify
by	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
what he did	ἔργων	ergōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
when he offered	ἀνενέγκας	anenenkas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G399 I carry up, lead up, offer up
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
son	υἱὸν	huion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
Isaac	Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2464 Isaac
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
altar	θυσιαστήριον	thysiastērion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2379 an altar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.