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James 1:27
New International Version
James 1:27
New International Version
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(A) orphans and widows(B) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(C)
James 1:27
New American Standard Bible
James 1:27
New American Standard Bible
27 Pure and undefiled religion (A)in the sight of our God and Father is this: to (B)visit (C)orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained [a]by (D)the world.
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James 1:27
Authorized (King James) Version
James 1:27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 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.
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James 1:27
Contemporary English Version
James 1:27
Contemporary English Version
27 Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.
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