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# In the same way also ... justified by works
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James says that what was true of Abraham was also true of Rahab. Both were justified by works.
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# was not Rahab the prostitute justified by works ... another road?
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James is using this rhetorical question to instruct his audience. AT: "it was what Rahab the prostitute did that justified her ... another road." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Rahab the prostitute
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James expected his audience to know the Old Testament story about the woman Rahab.
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# justified by works
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James speaks of works as something to possess. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# messengers
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people who bring news from another place
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# sent them away by another road
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"then helped them escape and leave the city"
# For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead
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James is speaking of faith without works as if it were a dead body without the spirit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rahab]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justify]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]
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