James 2:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

New Living Translation
So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.

English Standard Version
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

Berean Study Bible
As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

New American Standard Bible
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

NASB 1995
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.

NASB 1977
You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone.

Amplified Bible
You see that a man (believer) is justified by works and not by faith alone [that is, by acts of obedience a born-again believer reveals his faith].

Christian Standard Bible
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.

Contemporary English Version
You can now see that we please God by what we do and not only by what we believe.

Good News Translation
You see, then, that it is by our actions that we are put right with God, and not by our faith alone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You see that a person receives God's approval because of what he does, not only because of what he believes.

International Standard Version
You observe that a person is justified through actions and not through faith alone.

NET Bible
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

New King James Version
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

King James 2000 Bible
You see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

New Heart English Bible
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

World English Bible
You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.

American King James Version
You see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

American Standard Version
Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

A Faithful Version
You see, then, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

Darby Bible Translation
Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.

English Revised Version
Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye see then that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Ye see then howe that of workes a man is iustified, and not of faith onely.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ye see then, howe that of deedes a man is iustified, and not of fayth only.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified, and not of faith only

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified and not of fayth only.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You see, then, that man is considered righteous out of works, and not out of faith only;

Berean Literal Bible
You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone.

Young's Literal Translation
Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

Smith's Literal Translation
Therefore ye see that man is justified from works, and not from faith alone.

Literal Emphasis Translation
You see that from out of works a man is justified and not from out of faith alone.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You see that by works a man is justified and not from faith alone.

Lamsa Bible
You see then, how a man by works becomes righteous, and not by faith only.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Do you see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only?

Godbey New Testament
You see that a man is justified by works, and not only by faith.

Haweis New Testament
Observe therefore that by works a man is justified, and not by faith merely.

Mace New Testament
you see then, that a man is accounted just for his actions, and not for his bare faith.

Weymouth New Testament
You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.

Worrell New Testament
Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Worsley New Testament
Ye see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
















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