James 1:26-27
New King James Version
26 If anyone [a]among you thinks he is religious, and (A)does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 (B)Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: (C)to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, (D)and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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- James 1:26 NU omits among you
James 1:26-27
American Standard Version
26 If any man [a]thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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- James 1:26 Or, seemeth to be
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