James 1:27

New English Translation

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Cross References

Psalm 119:1

How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

Psalm 68:5

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

Isaiah 1:23

Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

Matthew 12:32

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.

Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

Romans 2:13

For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.

Galatians 1:4

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

Galatians 3:11

Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

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 formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

Deuteronomy 14:29

Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.

1 Timothy 1:5

But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

Titus 2:12

It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

James 3:9

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

James 4:4

Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

2 Peter 1:4

Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.

2 Peter 2:20

For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.

1 John 5:18

We know that everyone fathered by God does not sin, but God protects the one he has fathered, and the evil one cannot touch him.