James 1:27

Piety (godliness, worship, service) [that is] pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this:
to care for (look after; visit) orphans (fatherless, abandoned, forsaken) and widows in their distress [Deut. 14:29; Ezek. 22:7; Ps. 68:5; Matt. 23:23; 25:36] – to [always] keep oneself uncontaminated (spotless, uncorrupted) by the world. [Throughout this passage, it is emphasized that there is a unity between hearing/doing and words/actions. This is reinforced by the fact that Greek does not have the word "and" in the last part. These are not two separate acts of piety – showing mercy in practice and keeping oneself from worldliness – but they belong together as a whole and confirm each other. See also Matt. 25:35–40; Heb. 13:16.]

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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

θρησκεία   καθαρὰ   καὶ   ἀμίαντος   παρὰ   τῷ   θεῷ   καὶ   πατρὶ   αὕτη   ἐστίν,   ἐπισκέπτεσθαι   ὀρφανοὺς   καὶ   χήρας   ἐν   τῇ   θλίψει   αὐτῶν,   ἄσπιλον   ἑαυτὸν   τηρεῖν   ἀπὸ   τοῦ   κόσμου.¶  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 25 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2356
θρησκεία (threskeia)
Religion
Noun Noun
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G2513
καθαρὰ (kathara)
pure
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G0283
ἀμίαντος (amiantos)
undefiled
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF
G3844
παρὰ (para)
before
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῷ (to)
the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. dative singular masculine
T-DSM
G2316
θεῷ (theo)
God
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3962
πατρὶ (patri)
Father
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G3778
αὕτη (ayte)
this
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
D-NSF
G1510
ἐστίν, (estin,)
is,
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G1980
ἐπισκέπτεσθαι (episkeptesthai)
to visit
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. inf. present middle or passive deponent infinitive
V-PNN
G3737
ὀρφανοὺς (orphanoys)
orphans
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. accusative plural masculine
A-APM
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G5503
χήρας (cheras)
widows
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. accusative plural feminine
A-APF
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῇ (te)
the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G2347
θλίψει (thlipsei)
tribulation
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G0846
αὐτῶν, (ayton,)
of them;
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. genitive plural masculine
P-GPM
G0784
ἄσπιλον (aspilon)
unstained
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
A-ASM
G1438
ἑαυτὸν (eayton)
oneself
Reflexive pron. Reflexive pronoun
acc. sing. third person accusative singular masculine
F-3ASM
G5083
τηρεῖν (terein)
to keep
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G0575
ἀπὸ (apo)
from
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2889
κόσμου.¶ (kosmoy.)
world.
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
N-GSM

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