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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

James 2:23 → Genesis 15:6

Quotation

Later text

James 2:23BSB

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called a friend of God.

Earlier text

Genesis 15:6BSB

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square8:50

Significance

James explicitly quotes Genesis 15:6 with the formula "the Scripture was fulfilled" (eplērōthē hē graphē): "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness" (episteusen de Abraam tō theō kai elogisthē autō eis dikaiosynēn). While Paul cites this same verse in Romans 4:3 and Galatians 3:6 to establish justification by faith apart from works, James appeals to it differently — arguing that Abraham's faith was "made complete" (eteleiōthē) by his works (the offering of Isaac in Gen 22). James does not contradict Paul but addresses a different question: not how a person is declared righteous before God, but how genuine faith manifests itself. The quotation traces the redemptive-historical trajectory of Abraham's faith from initial belief (Gen 15) to demonstrated obedience (Gen 22), showing that living faith necessarily produces works.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Redemptive-Historical Progression

▸ Gen 15:6 — Abraham Believed God

Linked Mentions 2

Trajectory Tables 1

Abraham Trajectory Table

Anchor Texts 1

Genesis 15:6 — Abraham Believed God

James 2:23 → Genesis 15:6

Significance

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