James 4:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.

Cross References

Psalm 145:18

and you are near to everyone whose prayers are sincere.

Hebrews 10:22

So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water.

Malachi 3:7

even though you have ignored and disobeyed my laws ever since the time of your ancestors. But if you return to me, I will return to you. And yet you ask, “How can we return?”

2 Chronicles 15:2

At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.

Jeremiah 4:14

But Jerusalem, there is still time for you to be saved. Wash the evil from your hearts and stop making sinful plans,

1 John 3:3

This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy.

Psalm 51:10

Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again.

Hebrews 7:19

because the Law cannot make anything perfect. At the same time, we are given a much better hope, and it can bring us close to God.

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.

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?

Psalm 73:28

It is good for me to be near you. I choose you as my protector, and I will tell about your wonderful deeds.

1 Chronicles 28:9

Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done. He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him, he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you forever.

1 Peter 3:21

Those flood waters were like baptism that now saves you. But baptism is more than just washing your body. It means turning to God with a clear conscience, because Jesus Christ was raised from death.

Job 17:9

They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.

Matthew 12:33

A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces.

1 Timothy 2:8

I want everyone everywhere to lift innocent hands toward heaven and pray, without being angry or arguing with each other.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord has said: “These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

Psalm 24:4

Only those who do right for the right reasons, and don't worship idols or tell lies under oath.

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.

Psalm 18:20

You are good to me, Lord, because I do right, and you reward me because I am innocent.

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands, Lord, to show my innocence, and I worship at your altar,

Acts 15:9

God treated them in the same way that he treated us. They put their faith in him, and he made their hearts pure.

Genesis 18:23

And Abraham asked him, “Lord, when you destroy the evil people, are you also going to destroy those who are good?

Job 16:17

though I am not violent, and my prayers are sincere.

Matthew 15:2

“Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? They don't even wash their hands before they eat.”

Jeremiah 4:11

When disaster comes, the Lord will tell you people of Jerusalem, “I am sending a windstorm from the desert— not a welcome breeze. And it will sweep you away as punishment for your sins.

Job 9:30

Even if I washed myself with the strongest soap,

Isaiah 13:15

Those men who are captured will be killed by a sword.

Psalm 73:13

What good did it do me to keep my thoughts pure and refuse to do wrong?

Matthew 27:24

Pilate saw that there was nothing he could do and that the people were starting to riot. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of them and said, “I won't have anything to do with killing this man. You are the ones doing it!”

1 Samuel 14:35

It was the first altar Saul had built for offering sacrifices to the Lord.

Psalm 119:113

I hate anyone whose loyalty is divided, but I love your Law.

Isaiah 58:2

Day after day, you worship him and seem eager to learn his teachings. You act like a nation that wants to do right by obeying his laws. You ask him about justice, and say you enjoy worshiping the Lord.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere.

Lamentations 3:57

and came when I was in need. You told me, “Don't worry!”