James 1:27
King James Version (public domain)
Traditionally attributed to James · 1st century AD · Brother of Jesus and leader of the church in Jerusalem
James 1:27 in the King James Version reads:
27Pure 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.
What it says
James instructs believers to rejoice in trials, ask God for wisdom in faith, be doers of the word not hearers only, and practice pure religion by caring for the vulnerable and remaining unstained by the world.
Where it is
James 1:27 appears in James chapter 1 of the King James Version. You can also open the single-verse page for James 1:27.
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