James

James 2:23

²³And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”ⁱ and he was called a friend of God.^j

Footnotes

i 2:23 Genesis 15:6|GEN 15:6
j 2:23 See Isaiah 41:8|ISA 41:8.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Scripture	γραφὴ	graphē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
was fulfilled	ἐπληρώθη	eplērōthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete
that	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
says	λέγουσα	legousa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
believed	Ἐπίστευσεν	Episteusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4100 I believe, have faith in
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
it was credited	ἐλογίσθη	elogisthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3049 I reckon, count, decide
to him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
as	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
righteousness	δικαιοσύνην	dikaiosynēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he was called	ἐκλήθη	eklēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
a friend	φίλος	philos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5384 friendly, a friend
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Cross-references

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Genesis 15:6 · Isaiah 41:8 · 2 Chronicles 20:7 · Galatians 3:6 · Romans 4:22–24 · Romans 4:3–6 · Exodus 33:11 · John 15:13–15 · Galatians 3:22 · Romans 11:2 · Galatians 3:8–10 · Job 16:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.