James 2:25
“Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot,.... See Gill on Heb 11:31 justified by works; this woman was an instance of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works? - In the same sense in which Abraham was, as explained above…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Rahab the harlot - See the notes on Jos 2:1, etc., and Heb 11:31 (note), etc. Rahab had the approbation due to genuine…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714James 2:14-26
In this latter part of the chapter, the apostle shows the error of those who rested in a bare profession of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
was not Rahab the harlot The question meets us, What led St James to select this example? St Paul does not refer to it,…
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