James 1:21

Catholic Public Domain Version

Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.

Cross References

Psalm 25:9

O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,

Isaiah 2:20

In that day, man shall cast aside his idols of silver and his images of gold, which he had made for himself, as if to reverence the moles and the bats.

Isaiah 29:19

And the meek will increase their rejoicing in the Lord, and the poor among men will exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 30:22

And you will defile the plates of your silver graven images and the vestment of your gold molten idols. And you will throw these things away like the uncleanness of a menstruating woman. You will say to it, "Go away!"

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the meek, so as to heal the contrite of heart, to preach leniency to captives and release to the confined,

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 36:25

And I will pour clean water over you, and you shall be cleansed from all your filth, and I will cleanse you from all your idols.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth; you who have been working are his judgment. Seek the just, seek the meek. So then, in some way, you might be hidden in the day of the fury of the Lord.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled.

John 6:63

Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending to where he was before?

John 6:68

Therefore, Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go away?"

Acts 10:33

And so, I promptly sent for you. And you have done well in coming here. Therefore, all of us are now present in your sight to hear all the things that were taught to you by the Lord."

Acts 13:26

Noble brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to you the Word of this salvation has been sent.

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation for all believers, the Jew first, and the Greek.

Romans 11:17

And if some of the branches are broken, and if you, being a wild olive branch, are grafted on to them, and you become a partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,

Romans 6:17

But thanks be to God that, though you used to be the servants of sin, now you have been obedient from the heart to the very form of the doctrine into which you have been received.

1 Corinthians 15:2

By the Gospel, too, you are being saved, if you hold to the understanding that I preached to you, lest you believe in vain.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, having these promises, most beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.

Ephesians 1:13

In him, you also, after you heard and believed the Word of truth, which is the Gospel of your salvation, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the Promise.

Ephesians 4:22

to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,

Ephesians 4:25

Because of this, setting aside lying, speak the truth, each one with his neighbor. For we are all part of one another.

Ephesians 5:4

nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

For our Gospel has not been among you in word alone, but also in virtue, and in the Holy Spirit, and with a great fullness, in the same manner as you know we have acted among you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

For this reason also, we give thanks to God without ceasing: because, when you had accepted from us the Word of the hearing of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but (as it truly is) as the Word of God, who is working in you who have believed.

Titus 2:11

For the grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men,

Hebrews 12:1

Furthermore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses over us, let us set aside every burden and sin which may surround us, and advance, through patience, to the struggle offered to us.

Hebrews 2:3

in what way might we escape, if we neglect such a great salvation? For though initially it had begun to be described by the Lord, it was confirmed among us by those who heard him,

Hebrews 4:2

For this was announced to us in a similar manner as to them. But the mere hearing of the word did not benefit them, since it was not joined together with a faith in those things that they heard.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners! And purify your hearts, you duplicitous souls!

James 5:20

he ought to know that whoever causes a sinner to be converted from the error of his ways will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 1:22

So chastise your souls with the obedience of charity, in fraternal love, and love one another from a simple heart, attentively.

1 Peter 1:9

returning with the goal of your faith, the salvation of souls.

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness, as well as falseness and envy and every detraction.

1 Peter 2:11

Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul.