James 1:25

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But when you look into God’s perfect law that sets people free, pay attention to it. If you do what it says, you will have God’s blessing. Never just listen to his teaching and forget what you heard.

Cross References

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “The people who hear the teaching of God and obey it—they are the ones who have God’s blessing.”

John 13:17

If you know these things, great blessings will be yours if you do them.

1 Peter 2:16

Live like free people, but don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are serving God.

James 2:12

You will be judged by the law that makes people free. You should remember this in everything you say and do.

Galatians 5:1

We have freedom now, because Christ made us free. So stand strong in that freedom. Don’t go back into slavery again.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

1 Timothy 4:16

Be careful in your life and in your teaching. Continue to live and teach rightly. Then you will save yourself and those who listen to your teaching.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Look closely at yourselves. Test yourselves to see if you are living in the faith. Don’t you realize that Christ Jesus is in you? Of course, if you fail the test, he is not in you.

Romans 11:22

So you see that God is kind, but he can also be very strict. He punishes those who stop following him. But he is kind to you, if you continue trusting in his kindness. If you don’t continue depending on him, you will be cut off from the tree.

Proverbs 14:15

Fools believe every word they hear, but wise people think carefully about everything.

Romans 8:15

The Spirit that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again and causes us to fear. The Spirit that we have makes us God’s chosen children. And with that Spirit we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

Galatians 2:4

We needed to talk about these problems, because some who pretended to be our brothers had come into our group secretly. They came in like spies to find out about the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves,

John 8:36

So if the Son makes you free, you are really free.

Psalm 106:3

Those who obey his commands are happy. They do good things all the time.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven. It said, “Write this: From now on there are great blessings for those who belong to the Lord when they die.” The Spirit says, “Yes, that is true. They will rest from their hard work. What they have done will stay with them.”

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved in their work of having children. They will be saved if they continue to live in faith, love, and holiness with sensible behavior.

Romans 7:12

Now the law is holy, and the command is holy and right and good.

Acts 26:22

But God helped me, and he is still helping me today. With God’s help I am standing here today and telling all people what I have seen. But I am saying nothing new. I am saying only what Moses and the prophets said would happen.

Acts 13:43

After the meeting, many of the people followed Paul and Barnabas, including many Jews and people who had changed their religion to be like Jews and worship the true God. Paul and Barnabas encouraged them to continue trusting in God’s grace.

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no one fails to get God’s grace. Be careful that no one loses their faith and becomes like a bitter weed growing among you. Someone like that can ruin your whole group.

Acts 2:42

The believers spent their time listening to the teaching of the apostles. They shared everything with each other. They ate together and prayed together.

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement. I swear, if you follow those other things, there is no future for you.

Psalm 119:45

So I will live in freedom, because I do my best to know your instructions.

Psalm 119:32

I do my best to follow your commands, because you are the one who gives me the desire.

1 Samuel 12:14

You must fear and respect the Lord. You must serve him and obey his commands. You must not turn against him. You and the king ruling over you must follow the Lord your God. If you do, God will save you.

Revelation 22:14

“Great blessings belong to those who have washed their robes. They will have the right to eat the food from the tree of life. They can go through the gates into the city.

1 John 2:24

Be sure that you continue to follow the teaching you heard from the beginning. If you do that, you will always be in the Son and in the Father.

Colossians 1:23

And that is what will happen if you continue to believe in the Good News you heard. You must remain strong and sure in your faith. You must not let anything cause you to give up the hope that became yours when you heard the Good News. That same Good News has been told to everyone on earth, and that’s the work that I, Paul, was given to do.

Romans 2:13

Hearing the law does not make people right with God. They will be right before him only if they always do what the law says.

Romans 8:2

That is because in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit that brings life made you free. It made you free from the law that brings sin and death.

Galatians 6:2

Help each other with your troubles. When you do this, you are obeying the law of Christ.