James 1:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 1:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
θρησκία
thrēskeía
G2356
worship
καθαρὰ
katharós
G2513
clean
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀμίαντος
amíantos
G283
undefiled
παρὰ
pará
G3844
from
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πατρὶ
patḗr
G3962
father
αὕτη
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐπισκέπτεσθαι
episképtomai
G1980
to look after
ὀρφανοὺς
orphanós
G3737
fatherless
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
χήρας
chḗra
G5503
widow
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
θλίψει
thlîpsis
G2347
affliction
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ἄσπιλον
áspilos
G784
spotless
ἑαυτὸν
heautoû
G1438
himself
τηρεῖν
tēréō
G5083
to guard
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to look upon orphans and widows in their distress, to keep oneself unstained by the world.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).