KJV King James Version
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
ASV American Standard Version
Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
Surrounding context — James 1
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
διὸG1352 · diothereforeἀποθέμενοιG659 · apotithēmito put asideπᾶσανG3956 · pasallῥυπαρίανG4507 · rhupariafilthκαὶG2532 · kaiandπερισσείανG4050 · perisseiaexcessκακίαςG2549 · kakiaevilἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπραΰτητιG4236 · praotēsgentlenessδέξασθεG1209 · dechomaito receiveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔμφυτονG1721 · emphutosimplanted/ingraftedλόγονG3056 · logoswordτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδυνάμενονG1410 · dunamaibe ableσῶσαιG4982 · sōzōto saveτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoψυχὰςG5590 · psuchēsoulὑμῶν.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;Ephesians 1:13In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.Psalm 25:9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.Colossians 3:5-8Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:1 Peter 2:1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Titus 2:11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,2 Timothy 3:15-17And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.Romans 6:17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.Isaiah 29:19The meek also shall increase [their] joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.Hebrews 4:2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it].John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.1 Corinthians 15:2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
CLASSIC COMMENTARY & PREACHING
Spurgeon on James 1:21
Read Charles H. Spurgeon material whose primary Scripture is this verse or passage.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on James 1:21
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →