James 4:8

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Summary

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Draw nigh to god

Ye double

James 1:8

General references

Leviticus 15:5

James 1:8

Bible References

Draw nigh to god

And Abraham drew near, and said, Will thou consume righteous men with wicked men?

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. LORD is with you while ye are with him. And if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

But it is good for me to draw near to God. I have made lord LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

LORD is near to all those who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, {but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT)}, {teaching the commandments and doctrines of men

Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.

Come, and let us return to LORD, for he has torn, and he will heal us. He has smitten, and he will bind us up.

Therefore say thou to them, Thus says LORD of hosts: Return to me, says LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says LORD of hosts.

From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says LORD of hosts. But ye say, How shall we return?

(for the law made nothing fully perfect), and an introduction of a better hope, through which we approach God.

let us approach with a TRUE heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our body washed in pure water.

Ye double

a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

General references

And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.