James 1:27

New American Bible - revised edition

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Cross References

Psalm 119:1

Blessed those whose way is blameless, who walk by the law of the Lord.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the resident alien, comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.

Psalm 68:5

Sing to God, praise his name; exalt the rider of the clouds. Rejoice before him whose name is the Lord.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebels and comrades of thieves; Each one of them loves a bribe and looks for gifts. The fatherless they do not defend, the widow’s plea does not reach them.

Matthew 12:32

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. A Tree and Its Fruits.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.

Luke 1:6

Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Romans 12:2

Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect. Many Parts in One Body.

Romans 2:13

For it is not those who hear the law who are just in the sight of God; rather, those who observe the law will be justified.

Galatians 1:4

who gave himself for our sins that he might rescue us from the present evil age in accord with the will of our God and Father,

Galatians 3:11

And that no one is justified before God by the law is clear, for “the one who is righteous by faith will live.”

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. Be Not Misled.

Galatians 6:14

But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Ephesians 2:2

in which you once lived following the age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the disobedient.

Deuteronomy 14:29

that the Levite who has no hereditary portion with you, and also the resident alien, the orphan and the widow within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied; so that the Lord, your God, may bless you in all that you undertake.

1 Timothy 1:5

The aim of this instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these first learn to perform their religious duty to their own family and to make recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing to God.

Titus 2:12

and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.

James 3:9

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God.

James 4:4

Adulterers! Do you not know that to be a lover of the world means enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

2 Peter 1:4

Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

2 Peter 2:20

For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, beloved, since you await these things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.

1 John 5:18

We know that no one begotten by God sins; but the one begotten by God he protects, and the evil one cannot touch him.