James

James 1:27

²⁷Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pure	καθαρὰ	kathara	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2513 clean, pure, unstained
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
undefiled	ἀμίαντος	amiantos	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G283 undefiled, untainted
religion	θρησκεία	thrēskeia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2356 ritual worship, religion
before	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Father	Πατρὶ	Patri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
this	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
to care for	ἐπισκέπτεσθαι	episkeptesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G1980 I look upon, visit, look out, select
orphans	ὀρφανοὺς	orphanous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3737 bereaved, an orphan
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
widows	χήρας	chēras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5503 a widow
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
distress	θλίψει	thlipsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
to keep	τηρεῖν	tērein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G5083 I keep, guard, observe
oneself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
from being polluted	ἄσπιλον	aspilon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G784 unstained, undefiled
by	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

Cross-references

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Isaiah 1:16–17 · 1 John 3:17–19 · Galatians 6:9–10 · Romans 12:2 · Matthew 25:34–46 · Isaiah 58:6–7 · 1 John 2:15–17 · Job 31:15–20 · 1 Timothy 5:4 · Job 29:12–13 · Psalm 68:5 · James 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.