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← James 1 · ← verse 26 · verse 28 →

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. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

θρησκείαthrēskeiaReligion

Lemma: θρησκεία (thrēskeia) · Strong's: G2356

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

Meaning: religion — θρησκεία (-κία, T), -ας, ἡ ; (θρῆσκος), [in LXX: Wis.14:18, 27, Sir.22:5 A, 4Ma.5:6 4Mac 5:13 * ; ] ; religion in its external aspect (MM, Exp., xv), worship: Act.26:5, Jas.1:26-27; θ. τῶν ἀγγέλων, Col.2:18.†; SYN.:…

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Used 4 times. Also: Acts 26:5, Colossians 2:18, James 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2356; TFLSJ G2356; TAGNT James 1:27 word 1

καθαρὰkatharapure

Lemma: καθαρός (katharos) · Strong's: G2513

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (A-NSF)

Meaning: clean — καθαρός, -ά, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for טָהוֹר ; ] ; pure, clean. ; 1. Physically: Mat.23:26 27:59, Jhn.13:10-11 (fig.), Jhn.15:3 (figuratively, as of a vine cleansed by pruning), Heb.10:22, Rev.15:6 19:8, 14 21:18, 21.…

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Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 23:26, Matthew 27:59, Luke 11:41, John 13:10, John 13:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2513; TFLSJ G2513; TAGNT James 1:27 word 2

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT James 1:27 word 3

ἀμίαντοςamiantosundefiled

Lemma: ἀμίαντος (amiantos) · Strong's: G0283

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (A-NSF)

Meaning: pure — ἀ-μίαντος, -ον; (μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wis.3:13 4:2 8:20, 2Ma.14:36 2Mac 15:34 * ; ] ; undefiled, free from contamination (in π., of αἰθήρ; MM, VGT, see word): Heb.7:26 13:4, 1Pe.1:4, Jas.1:27.†; SYN.: ἄμωμος, ἄσπιλος…

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Used 4 times. Also: Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 13:4, 1 Peter 1:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0283; TFLSJ G0283; TAGNT James 1:27 word 4

παρὰparabefore

Lemma: παρά (para) · Strong's: G3844

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: from/with/beside — παρά, prep. with genitive, dative, accusative, ; with radical sense, beside. ; I. C. genitive of person(s), from the side of, from beside, from, indicating source or origin, [in LXX for מֵאֵצֶל ,מִיַד ,מִלִּפְנֵי ; ]…

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Used 194 times. Also: Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3844; TFLSJ G3844; TAGNT James 1:27 word 5

τῷtōthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:27 word 6

θεῷtheōGod

Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)

Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…

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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT James 1:27 word 7

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT James 1:27 word 8

πατρὶpatriFather

Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)

Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…

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Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT James 1:27 word 9

αὕτηhautēthis

Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778

Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (D-NSF)

Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…

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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT James 1:27 word 10

ἐστίν,estinis,

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT James 1:27 word 11

ἐπισκέπτεσθαιepiskeptesthaito visit

Lemma: ἐπισκέπτομαι (episkeptomai) · Strong's: G1980

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Infinitive (V-PNN)

Meaning: to visit/care for — ἐπι-σκέπτομαι; (late form of ἐπισκοπέω, which see), [in LXX very freq., chiefly for פָּקַד ; ] ; 1. to inspect, examine. ; 2. (a) to visit: with accusative, Act.7:23 15:36 (cf. Jdg.15:1); especially, the sick and…

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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:43, Luke 1:68, Luke 1:78, Luke 7:16, Acts 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1980; TFLSJ G1980; TAGNT James 1:27 word 12

ὀρφανοὺςorphanousorphans

Lemma: ὀρφανός (orphanos) · Strong's: G3737

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)

Meaning: orphan — ὀρφανός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX for יָתוֹם ; ] ; 1. prop., orphan, fatherless: Mrk.12:40, WH, mg, Jas.1:27. ; 2. In a general sense (as also in cl.; see LS, see word; and cf. MM, xviii), bereft, friendless, desolate:…

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Used 2 times. Also: John 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3737; TFLSJ G3737; TAGNT James 1:27 word 13

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT James 1:27 word 14

χήραςchēraswidows

Lemma: χήρα (chēra) · Strong's: G5503

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)

Meaning: widow — χήρα, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for אַלְמָנָה ; ] ; a widow: Mat.23:13 (Rec., R, mg.), Mrk.12:40-43, Luk.2:37 4:25 7:12 18:3, 5 20:47 21:2-3, Act.6:1 9:39, 41, 1Co.7:8, 1Ti.5:3-5 5:11 5:16, Jas.1:27; γυνὴ χ., Luk.4:26;…

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Used 27 times. Also: Matthew 23:14, Mark 12:40, Mark 12:42, Mark 12:43, Luke 2:37, Luke 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5503; TFLSJ G5503; TAGNT James 1:27 word 15

ἐνenin

Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…

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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT James 1:27 word 16

τῇtēathe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:27 word 17

θλίψειthlipseitribulation

Lemma: θλῖψις (thlipsis) · Strong's: G2347

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: pressure — θλίψις (LTr., θλῖψις), -εως, ἡ ; (θλίβω), [in LXX for צָרָה, etc. ; ] ; pressure (Arist.). In LXX and NT metaphorically, tribulation, affliction, distress: Mat.24:9, 21 24:29, Mrk.13:19, 24, Jhn.16:21, Act.7:11 11:19,…

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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 13:21, Matthew 24:9, Matthew 24:21, Matthew 24:29, Mark 4:17, Mark 13:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2347; TFLSJ G2347; TAGNT James 1:27 word 18

αὐτῶν,autōnof them,

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT James 1:27 word 19

ἄσπιλονaspilonunstained

Lemma: ἄσπιλος (aspilos) · Strong's: G0784

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: spotless — ἄ-σπιλος, -ον; (ἀ- neg., σπῖλος) [in Sm.: Job.15:15 (LXX, καθαρός)* ; ] ; spotless, unstained: 1Pe.1:19; metaphorically, 1Ti.6:14, Jas.1:27, 2Pe.3:14 (for exx., see MM, see word).†; SYN.: ἀμίαντος, ἄμωμος (AS)

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Used 4 times. Also: 1 Timothy 6:14, 1 Peter 1:19, 2 Peter 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0784; TFLSJ G0784; TAGNT James 1:27 word 20

ἑαυτὸνhe'autononeself

Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)

Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…

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Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT James 1:27 word 21

τηρεῖνtēreinto keep

Lemma: τηρέω (tēreō) · Strong's: G5083I

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to keep: protect — τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Mat.27:36, Act.16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2Co.11:9, 1Ti.5:22, Jas.1:27, Ju 21; before εἰς, Jhn.12:7, Act.25:21, 1Pe.1:4, 2Pe.2:4 2:9…

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Used 18 times. Also: John 2:10, John 12:7, John 17:11, John 17:12, John 17:15, Acts 21:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5083I; TFLSJ G5083I; TAGNT James 1:27 word 22

ἀπὸapofrom

Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…

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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT James 1:27 word 23

τοῦtouthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:27 word 24

κόσμου.¶kosmouworld.

Lemma: κόσμος (kosmos) · Strong's: G2889

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: world — κόσμος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: Gen.2:1, Deu.4:19 17:3, Isa.24:21 40:26 (צבא), Exo.33:5, 6 Jer.2:32 4:30, Eze.7:20 16:11 23:40 (עֲדִי), Isa.61:10 (כְּלִי), al., Wis.2:24 and freq., Sir.6:30, al ; ] ; 1. order (Hom., Plat.,…

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Used 187 times. Also: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 13:38, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2889; TFLSJ G2889; TAGNT James 1:27 word 25

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Pure→καθαρός G2513 clean
and→καί G2532 and
undefiled→ἀμίαντος G0283 pure
religion→θρησκεία G2356 religion
before→παρά G3844 from/with/beside
[our]→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
God→θεός G2316 God
and→καί G2532 and
Father→πατήρ G3962 father
is→εἰμί G1510 to be
this→οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
to care for→ἐπισκέπτομαι G1980 to visit/care for
orphans→ὀρφανός G3737 orphan
and→καί G2532 and
widows→χήρα G5503 widow
in→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
their→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
distress→θλῖψις G2347 pressure
[and] to keep→τηρέω G5083I to keep: protect
oneself→ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
from being polluted→ἄσπιλος G0784 spotless
by→ἀπό G0575 away from
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
world→κόσμος G2889 world

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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