Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,(A) and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you.(B) Wash your hands,(C) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(D) you double-minded.(E)

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(A)Submit therefore to God. But [a](B)resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (C)Come close to God and He will come close to you. (D)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (E)purify your hearts, you (F)[b]double-minded.

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:7 Or oppose
  2. James 4:8 I.e., chronic doubters

So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].

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