Catholic Public Domain Version
"Similarly also, Rahab, the harlot, was she not justified by works, by receiving the messengers and sending them out through another way? "
— James 2:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?”
“And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way? ”
“In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?”
“And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?”
“And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers and sending them out another way?”
“And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?”
“Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?”
Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment?
And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: “Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.” And so he was called the friend of God.
Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?
Similarly also, Rahab, the harlot, was she not justified by works, by receiving the messengers and sending them out through another way?
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.