[annalex]

James 2:21-22 Abraham the father of us not by works was justified

Good grief, Bear, why do you post word-by-word translation if you apparently, don't know Greek grammar?

All translations detect a question here, including Young's Literal and your own King James Version.

[CynicalBear]

>>James 2:21-22 Abraham the father of us not by works was justified<<

That is word for word from the Greek. The following verse reads like this.

James 2:22 You see that his faith was working with the works of him and by his works his faith was perfected.

The following verse makes it clear that it was the faith (belief) by which he was justified.

James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed (pisteuó - I believe, have faith in) God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

>>Good grief, Bear, why do you post word-by-word translation<<

Because it's clearly the meaning as I showed above.

>>your own King James Version.<<

My own?? By what criteria to you assume that the KJV is my perferred translation?