James 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before ¹  God the Father ²  is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ³  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

[1:27]  ¹ tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

[1:27]  ² tn Grk “the God and Father.”

[2:5]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.