James 1:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 1:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 1:27 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 1:27 — KJV
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
— James 1:27 (KJV)
James 1:27 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 1:27
“And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,”
Shares key themes with James 1:27: before, god, father
“And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.”
Shares key themes with James 1:27: before, god, father
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with James 1:27: before, god, father
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with James 1:27: before, god, father
“Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. There...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off”
Shares key themes with James 1:27: before, god, father
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