James 4:8

English Majority Text Version

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Cross References

Matthew 12:33

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for a tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 15:2

"Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands whenever they eat bread."

Matthew 27:24

And Pilate, seeing that nothing was being gained, but rather a riot was starting, taking water, he washed his hands clean in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just Man. You see to it."

Acts 15:9

and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

2 Corinthians 7:1

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

1 Timothy 2:8

I desire therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Hebrews 10:22

let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies having been washed with clean water.

Hebrews 7:19

For the law made nothing perfect; but there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

James 1:8

he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart,

1 Peter 3:21

which as an antitype, baptism now also saves us--(not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.