James 1:27 Cross References

James 1:27

27: Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.

Isaiah 1:16

  1. Wash yourselves and be clean! Let me no longer see your evil deeds. Give up your wicked ways.
  2. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the rights of widows.

1 John 3:17

  1. But if anyone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need and refuses to help--how can God's love be in that person?
  2. Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions.
  3. It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord,

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  2. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
  3. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'
  4. "Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
  5. Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?

Romans 12:2

  1. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

1 John 2:15

  1. Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you.
  2. For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Father. They are from this evil world.
  3. And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.

Galatians 6:9

  1. So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.
  2. Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to our Christian brothers and sisters.

Isaiah 58:6

  1. "No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn.
  2. I want you to share your food with the hungry and to welcome poor wanderers into your homes. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.

James 4:4

  1. You adulterers! Don't you realize that friendship with this world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again, that if your aim is to enjoy this world, you can't be a friend of God.

1 Timothy 5:4

  1. But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God very much.

Psalms 119:1

  1. Happy are people of integrity, who follow the law of the LORD.

Job 31:15

  1. For God created both me and my servants. He created us both.
  2. "Have I refused to help the poor, or crushed the hopes of widows who looked to me for help?
  3. Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with hungry orphans?
  4. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans, and all my life I have cared for widows.
  5. Whenever I saw someone who was homeless and without clothes,

Job 29:12

  1. For I helped the poor in their need and the orphans who had no one to help them.
  2. I helped those who had lost hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows' hearts to sing for joy.

Colossians 3:1

  1. Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God's right hand in the place of honor and power.
  2. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.
  3. For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

Luke 1:6

  1. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations.

Psalms 68:5

  1. Father to the fatherless, defender of widows--this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

James 3:17

  1. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.

1 Timothy 1:5

  1. The purpose of my instruction is that all the Christians there would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.

Isaiah 1:23

  1. Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them take bribes and refuse to defend the orphans and the widows.

Matthew 5:8

  1. God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

1 John 5:4

  1. For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory.
  2. And the ones who win this battle against the world are the ones who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

1 John 5:18

  1. We know that those who have become part of God's family do not make a practice of sinning, for God's Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot get his hands on them.

John 17:14

  1. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not.
  2. I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.

Galatians 5:6

  1. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

Galatians 6:14

  1. As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead.

Galatians 1:4

  1. He died for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
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