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James 1:27

27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Cross References for James 1:27

1 Timothy 5:4 - But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their reli... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:4 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:4

Luke 1:6 - Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regula... Click to read the verse Luke 1:6 Click to read the verse Luke 1:6

Acts 15:29 - You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animal... Click to read the verse Acts 15:29 Click to read the verse Acts 15:29

Galatians 5:6 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that ... Click to read the verse Galatians 5:6 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:6

Proverbs 15:25 - The Lord tears down the proud man’s house but he keeps the widow’s boundaries intact. Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:25 Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:25

Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, wh... Click to read the verse Philippians 4:8 Click to read the verse Philippians 4:8

Galatians 6:9-10 - Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do n... Click to read the verse Galatians 6:9-10 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:9-10

Job 29:16 - I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. Click to read the verse Job 29:16 Click to read the verse Job 29:16

Luke 7:12 - As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother,... Click to read the verse Luke 7:12 Click to read the verse Luke 7:12

Isaiah 32:6 - For the fool speaks folly, his mind is busy with evil: He practices ungodliness and spreads err... Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:6

James 4:4 - You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyo... Click to read the verse James 4:4 Click to read the verse James 4:4

Matthew 5:42 - Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Click to read the verse Matthew 5:42 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:42

Jeremiah 22:3 - This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:3

Jeremiah 7:6 - if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:6

Exodus 22:22 - “Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. Click to read the verse Exodus 22:22 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:22

Isaiah 1:23 - Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:23 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:23

James 3:17 - But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, sub... Click to read the verse James 3:17 Click to read the verse James 3:17

1 John 2:1 - My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we hav... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:1 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:1

Luke 11:41 - But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you. Click to read the verse Luke 11:41 Click to read the verse Luke 11:41

1 John 2:15-17 - Do Not Love the World Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:15-17 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:15-17

1 John 5:18 - We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him... Click to read the verse 1 John 5:18 Click to read the verse 1 John 5:18

Romans 12:2 - Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of y... Click to read the verse Romans 12:2 Click to read the verse Romans 12:2

Jeremiah 23:2 - Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:2

Matthew 25:35 - For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to d... Click to read the verse Matthew 25:35 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:35

Nehemiah 13:3 - When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent. Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:3 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:3

Deuteronomy 14:29 - so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fat... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 14:29 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 14:29

2 Peter 3:14 - So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spo... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:14 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:14

Jeremiah 49:11 - Leave your orphans; I will protect their lives. Your widows too can trust in me.” Click to read the verse Jeremiah 49:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 49:11

Psalms 68:5 - A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5

Deuteronomy 24:13 - Return his cloak to him by sunset so that he may sleep in it. Then he will thank you, and it wi... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:13 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:13

Psalms 146:9 - The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates th... Click to read the verse Psalms 146:9 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:9

Joshua 6:18 - But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by... Click to read the verse Joshua 6:18 Click to read the verse Joshua 6:18

Proverbs 23:10 - Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:10 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:10

1 John 3:17-19 - If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can... Click to read the verse 1 John 3:17-19 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:17-19

Acts 9:36 - In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always... Click to read the verse Acts 9:36 Click to read the verse Acts 9:36

Psalms 119:1 - א Aleph Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the l... Click to read the verse Psalms 119:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:1

Job 29:12-13 - because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him. Click to read the verse Job 29:12-13 Click to read the verse Job 29:12-13

Job 31:17 - if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless— Click to read the verse Job 31:17 Click to read the verse Job 31:17

Matthew 5:8 - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Click to read the verse Matthew 5:8 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:8

Galatians 6:14 - May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has bee... Click to read the verse Galatians 6:14 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:14

Acts 6:1 - The Choosing of the Seven In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecia... Click to read the verse Acts 6:1 Click to read the verse Acts 6:1

Job 6:27 - You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend. Click to read the verse Job 6:27 Click to read the verse Job 6:27

Psalms 82:3 - Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Click to read the verse Psalms 82:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 82:3

Job 29:12 - because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him. Click to read the verse Job 29:12 Click to read the verse Job 29:12

Luke 3:11 - John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has... Click to read the verse Luke 3:11 Click to read the verse Luke 3:11

Matthew 25:36 - I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and yo... Click to read the verse Matthew 25:36 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:36

Isaiah 1:16-17 - wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:16-17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:16-17

Isaiah 58:6-7 - “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:6-7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:6-7

Matthew 25:34-46 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take yo... Click to read the verse Matthew 25:34-46 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:34-46

Hosea 12:6 - But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always. Click to read the verse Hosea 12:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:6

Galatians 1:4 - who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of ... Click to read the verse Galatians 1:4 Click to read the verse Galatians 1:4

Colossians 3:1-3 - Rules for Holy Living Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things ... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:1-3 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:1-3

1 Timothy 1:5 - The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sin... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:5 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:5

Acts 4:34 - There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses s... Click to read the verse Acts 4:34 Click to read the verse Acts 4:34

1 John 5:4-5 - for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, ... Click to read the verse 1 John 5:4-5 Click to read the verse 1 John 5:4-5

John 17:14-15 - I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any mor... Click to read the verse John 17:14-15 Click to read the verse John 17:14-15

1 Timothy 5:3 - Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:3

Job 31:15-20 - Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our moth... Click to read the verse Job 31:15-20 Click to read the verse Job 31:15-20