James 1:27
27ReligionθρησκείαpureκαθαρὰandκαὶundefiledἀμίαντοςbeforeπαρὰtheτῷGodθεῷandκαὶFatherπατρὶthisαὕτηisἐστίν,to visitἐπισκέπτεσθαιorphansὀρφανοὺςandκαὶwidowsχήραςinἐνtheτῇtribulationθλίψειof themαὐτῶν,unstainedἄσπιλονoneselfἑαυτὸνto keepτηρεῖνfromἀπὸtheτοῦworldκόσμου.
Pure and undefiled religion before the God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulation, to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Vocab difficulty
66.8
Rare words
θρησκεία
θρησκεία
(underlying sense: reverence or worship of the gods), worship as expressed in ritual acts, religion.
ἀμίαντος
ἀμίαντος
undefiled, untainted, free from contamination.
ὀρφανοὺς
ὀρφανός
bereaved, an orphan, fatherless, desolate.
ἄσπιλον
ἄσπιλος
unstained, undefiled, spotless, pure.