James 1:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Pure

1 Timothy 5:4

To visit

To keep

General references

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

Pure

But the wisdom that is from above first is pure, then peaceable, mild, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

so do, and acquaint them that the end of that charge is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned:

But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let these learn first to shew piety at home, and to make suitable returns to their parents: for this is becoming, and acceptable in the sight of God.

To visit

Then will the king say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

And let us not be weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

To keep

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may experience what is the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

who gave himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

But God forbid that I should glory, unless in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world; for if any one love the world to excess, the love of the Father is not in him.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that vanquisheth the world, even our faith.

General references

Give to him that asketh thee, and him, that would borrow of thee, turn not away.