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justified

Meaning of “justified”

1. Declared righteous or acquitted. 2. Shown or proved to be right. 3. Comparatively shown to be more righteous.

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43 occurrences39 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Job 11:2

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James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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Was not Abraham our father iustified by works, when hee had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?

James 2:24
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
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1611 witness · James 2:24 · retained source text

Ye see then, how that by workes a man is iustified, and not by faith only.

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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1611 witness · James 2:25 · retained source text

Likewise also, was not Rahab the harlot iustified by works, when she had receiued the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

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