Pure religion and undefiled before God, the Father, is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep ones self unspotted from the world.

For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

and ye have respect to him that weareth the splendid apparel, and say, Sit thou here in a good place, and say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or, Sit under my footstool,

Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

but ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the judgmentseats?

Can a figtree, my brethren, bear olives, or a vine, figs? Neither can salt water yield fresh.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

Is any sick among you? let him call to him the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.