James 1:21

Contemporary English Version 1995

You must stop doing anything immoral or evil. Instead be humble and accept the message planted in you to save you.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:22

You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits.

Ephesians 1:13

Christ also brought you the truth, which is the good news about how you can be saved. You put your faith in Christ and were given the promised Holy Spirit to show you belong to God.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.

John 6:63

The Spirit is the one who gives life! Human strength can do nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are from that life-giving Spirit.

Psalm 25:9

You lead humble people to do what is right and to stay on your path.

1 Peter 2:1

Stop being hateful! Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere. Don't be jealous or say cruel things about others.

Hebrews 12:1

Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can't make up your mind.

Titus 2:11

God has shown us undeserved grace by coming to save all people.

Romans 1:16

I am proud of the good news! It is God's powerful way of saving all people who have faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

Hebrews 4:2

We have heard the message, just as they did. But they failed to believe what they heard, and the message did not do them any good.

Hebrews 2:3

So if we refuse this great way of being saved, how can we hope to escape? The Lord himself was the first to tell about it, and people who heard the message proved to us that it was true.

1 Corinthians 15:2

You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.

Romans 6:17

You used to be slaves of sin. But I thank God that with all your heart you followed the example set forth in the teaching you received.

Isaiah 29:19

The poor and the needy will celebrate and shout because of the Lord, the holy God of Israel.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, there is no one else that we can go to! Your words give eternal life.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

We always thank God that you believed the message we preached. It came from him, and it isn't something made up by humans. You accepted it as God's message, and now he is working in you.

2 Corinthians 7:1

My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like garbage; you will throw them away like filthy rags.

Isaiah 2:20

On that day everyone will throw to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold they made to worship.

Acts 13:26

Now listen, you descendants of Abraham! Pay attention, all of you Gentiles who are here to worship God! Listen to this message about how to be saved, because it is for everyone.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God has taken control of me! The Lord has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the good news, to heal the brokenhearted, and to announce freedom for prisoners and captives.

1 Peter 1:9

you are to be saved. This is why you have faith.

Romans 11:17

You Gentiles are like branches of a wild olive tree made to be part of a cultivated olive tree. You have taken the place of some branches that were cut away from it. And because of this, you enjoy the blessings that come from being part of that cultivated tree.

Acts 10:33

I sent for you at once, and you have been good enough to come. All of us are here in the presence of the Lord God, so that we can hear what he has to say.

Matthew 5:5

God blesses those people who are humble. The earth will belong to them!

Zephaniah 2:3

If you humbly obey the Lord, then come and worship him. If you do right and are humble, perhaps you will be safe on that day when the Lord turns loose his anger.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle you with clean water, and you will be clean and acceptable to me. I will wash away everything that makes you unclean, and I will remove your disgusting idols.

Ezekiel 18:31

Give up your evil ways and start thinking pure thoughts. And be faithful to me! Do you really want to be put to death for your sins?

1 Thessalonians 1:5

When we told you the good news, it was with the power and assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words. You knew what kind of people we were and how we helped you.

Ephesians 5:4

Don't use dirty or foolish or filthy words. Instead, say how thankful you are.

Ephesians 4:25

We are part of the same body. Stop lying and start telling each other the truth.

James 5:20

If you turn sinners from the wrong way, you will save them from death, and many of their sins will be forgiven.

1 Peter 1:22

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.