James 1:27 References

27 Pure and undefiled religion ain the sight of our God and Father is this: to bvisit corphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by dthe world.

c Deuteronomy 14:29, Job 31:16, Job 31:17, Job 31:21, Psalms 146:9, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1:23

Deuteronomy 14

29 "The Levite, abecause he has no portion or inheritance among you, and bthe alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and ceat and be satisfied, in order that dthe Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

Job 31

16 "If I have kept athe poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of bthe widow to fail,

Job 31

17 Or have aeaten my morsel alone, And bthe orphan has not shared it

Job 31

21 If I have lifted up my hand against athe orphan, Because I saw I had support bin the gate,

Psalms 146

9 The Lord aprotects the strangers; He bsupports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts cthe way of the wicked.

Isaiah 1

17 Learn to do good; aSeek justice, Reprove the ruthless, bDefend the orphan, Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1

23 Your arulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone bloves a bribe And chases after rewards. They cdo not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow's plea come before them.

Other references for James 1:27

a Romans 2:13, Galatians 3:11

b Matthew 25:36

d Matthew 12:32, Ephesians 2:2, Titus 2:12, James 4:4, 2 Peter 1:4, 2 Peter 2:20, 1 John 2:15-17