James 2:25
What is written? (ESV)
And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
What does it say?
Likewise, it was Rahab the prostitute that was justified by her works when she hid the messengers and sent them out another way in secret.
What is its immediate context?
James has just stated that “faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (vs 17). He goes further to call it foolish to believe they are separate and uses the example of Abraham offering Isaac and Rahab’s deception (vss 20-26).
How James 2:25 is applied across Bible answers
Did Abram lie about Sarai?
Rahab's faith was made complete in her works, in this case, her deception in aiding Israel's destruction of Jericho.11
