James 4:8

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Come close to God and he will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Purify your way of thinking, you people with divided loyalties.

Cross References

Genesis 18:23

Abraham came to him and asked: “Are you really going to wipe out the good people along with the wicked?

1 Chronicles 28:9

Solomon my son, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with complete dedication and with a willing mind, for the Lord examines every motivation and understands the intention of every thought. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Job 16:17

although I have done nothing wrong and my prayer is pure.

Job 17:9

Those who are right keep going, and those whose hands are clean grow stronger and stronger.

Job 9:30

Even if I wash myself with pure mountain water and clean my hands with soap,

Psalm 119:113

I hate people who are two-faced, but I love your law.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is close to all who ask for his help, to all who ask in sincerity.

Psalm 18:20

The Lord rewarded me because I do what's right; he repaid me because I am innocent.

Psalm 24:4

Those who have clean hands and pure minds, who don't worship idols, and who don't lie under oath.

Psalm 26:6

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

Psalm 51:10

Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.

Psalm 73:13

It's been pointless to keep my mind pure and my hands clean.

Psalm 73:28

But I love to stay close to God! I have chosen the Lord God to protect me. I will share all that you have done.

Isaiah 13:15

Anyone who is captured will be stabbed to death; anyone who is caught will be killed by the sword.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says, “These people come and praise me with their words, and honor me with lip service, but their thoughts are miles away. Their worship of me only consists of them following rules people have taught them.

Isaiah 58:2

Every day they come to me, pleased to know my ways as if they were a nation that does what is right and follows the laws of their God! They ask me to treat them right; they like to be close to their God.

Jeremiah 4:11

At that time the people of Jerusalem will be told, “A burning wind from the bare hills of the desert is blowing toward Jerusalem, but not to blow away the chaff or the dust.

Jeremiah 4:14

Clean the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you can be saved. How long will you hold onto your evil thoughts?

Lamentations 3:57

You came to me when I called you, and you told me, “Don't be afraid!”

Ezekiel 18:31

Get rid of all your rebellious sins! Change your way of thinking and have a new spirit. Why do you want to die, people of Israel?

Zechariah 1:3

So tell the people this: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty.

Malachi 3:7

From the time of your forefathers onward, you have turned away from my laws and not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty. But you ask, “How should we return?”

Matthew 12:33

Either decide that the tree is good, and its fruit is good, or decide that the tree is bad and its fruit is bad—for the tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 15:2

“Why do your disciples break the tradition of our forefathers by not washing their hands before they eat a meal?”

Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw it was a lost cause, and that a riot was developing, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I'm innocent of this man's blood. It's on your heads!” he told them.

Acts 15:9

He doesn't make any distinction between us and them—he cleansed their thoughts as they trusted in him.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, since we have these promises, we should wash ourselves clean from all that makes both body and spirit dirty, aiming for complete holiness out of reverence for God.

1 Timothy 2:8

What I really want is for men everywhere to pray sincerely to God. No anger or arguments!

Hebrews 10:22

let us come close to God with sincere minds, totally trusting in him. Our minds have been sprinkled to purify them from our evil way of thinking, and our bodies have been washed clean by pure water.

Hebrews 7:19

(for the law didn't make anything perfect). But now it's been replaced by a better hope by which we can come close to God.

James 1:8

their minds think every which way, and they're unstable in whatever they do.

James 3:17

However, wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, and it also brings peace. It is kind and open to reason. It is full of mercy and produces good things. It is genuine and not hypocritical.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that you've dedicated yourselves by following the truth, love each other sincerely like a true family.

1 Peter 3:21

This water symbolizes baptism that now saves you, not by washing off dirt from your body, but as a positive response to God that comes from a clear conscience. It is the resurrection of Jesus Christ that makes your salvation possible.

1 John 3:3

All those who have this hope in them make sure they are pure, just as he is pure.

1 Samuel 14:35

So Saul built an altar to the Lord. This was the first altar he had built to the Lord.