James 1:25

New International Reader's Version

But suppose someone takes a good look at the perfect law that gives freedom. And they keep looking at it. Suppose they don’t forget what they’ve heard, but they do what the law says. Then this person will be blessed in what they do.

Cross References

Psalm 106:3

Blessed are those who always do what is fair. Blessed are those who keep doing what is right.

Psalm 119:32

I am quick to follow your commands, because you have added to my understanding.

Psalm 119:45

I will lead a full and happy life, because I’ve tried to obey your rules.

Proverbs 14:15

A childish person believes anything. But a wise person thinks about how they live.

Isaiah 8:20

Follow what the Lord taught you and said to you through me. People who don’t speak in keeping with these words will have no hope in the morning.

Luke 11:28

He replied, “Instead, blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

John 13:17

Now you know these things. So you will be blessed if you do them.

John 8:36

So if the Son of Man sets you free, you will really be free.

Acts 13:43

The people were told they could leave the service. Many Jews followed Paul and Barnabas. Many Gentiles who faithfully worshiped the God of the Jews did the same. Paul and Barnabas talked with them. They tried to get them to keep living in God’s grace.

Acts 2:42

The believers studied what the apostles taught. They shared their lives together. They ate and prayed together.

Acts 26:22

But God has helped me to this day. So I stand here and tell you what is true. I tell it to everyone, both small and great. I have been saying nothing different from what the prophets and Moses said would happen.

Romans 11:22

Think about how kind God is! Also think about how firm he is! He was hard on those who stopped following him. But he is kind to you. So you must continue to live in his kindness. If you don’t, you also will be cut off.

Romans 2:13

Hearing the law does not make a person right with God. People are considered to be right with God only when they obey the law.

Romans 7:12

So the law is holy. The commandment also is holy and right and good.

Romans 8:15

The Spirit you received doesn’t make you slaves. Otherwise you would live in fear again. Instead, the Holy Spirit you received made you God’s adopted child. By the Spirit’s power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.

Romans 8:2

Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now controlled by the law of the Holy Spirit who gives you life. The law of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin that brings death.

1 Corinthians 15:58

My dear brothers and sisters, remain strong in the faith. Don’t let anything move you. Always give yourselves completely to the work of the Lord. Because you belong to the Lord, you know that your work is not worthless.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Take a good look at yourselves to see if you are really believers. Test yourselves. Don’t you realize that Christ Jesus is in you? Unless, of course, you fail the test!

Galatians 2:4

This matter came up because some people had slipped in among us. They had pretended to be believers. They wanted to find out about the freedom we have because we belong to Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves again.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has set us free to enjoy our freedom. So remain strong in the faith. Don’t let the chains of slavery hold you again.

Galatians 6:2

Carry one another’s heavy loads. If you do, you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Colossians 1:23

But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

1 Timothy 2:15

Will women be saved by having children? Only if they keep on believing, loving, and leading a holy life in a proper way.

1 Timothy 4:16

Be careful of how you live and what you believe. Never give up. Then you will save yourself and those who hear you.

Hebrews 12:15

Be sure that no one misses out on God’s grace. See to it that a bitter plant doesn’t grow up. If it does, it will cause trouble. And it will make many people impure.

James 2:12

Speak and act like people who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

1 Peter 2:16

Live as free people. But don’t use your freedom to cover up evil. Live as people who are God’s slaves.

1 John 2:24

Make sure that you don’t forget what you have heard from the beginning. Then you will remain joined to the Son and to the Father.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven. “Write this,” it said. “Blessed are the dead who die as believers in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Holy Spirit. “They will rest from their labor. What they have done will not be forgotten.”

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will have the right to come to the tree of life. They will be allowed to go through the gates into the city.

1 Samuel 12:14

But you must have respect for the Lord. You must serve him and obey him. You must not say no to his commands. Both you and the king who rules over you must obey the Lord your God. If you do, that’s good.