26 Si alguno se cree religioso, pero no refrena su lengua(A), sino que engaña a su propio corazón, la religión del tal es vana. 27 La religión pura y sin mácula delante de nuestro Dios y Padre(B) es esta: visitar(C) a los huérfanos(D) y a las viudas en sus aflicciones[a], y guardarse sin mancha del mundo(E).

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  1. Santiago 1:27 O, necesidades, o, penas

26 Si alguien se cree religioso, pero no le pone freno a su lengua, se engaña a sí mismo y su religión no sirve para nada. 27 La religión pura y sin mancha delante de Dios nuestro Padre es esta: atender a los huérfanos y a las viudas en sus aflicciones y conservarse limpio de la corrupción del mundo.

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26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(A) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(B) orphans and widows(C) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(D)

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26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

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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