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James 1:21
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Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
About James 1:21
James 1:21 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Receptivity in the Bible. Found in the epistle of James, this New Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Acts 17:11
“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
- Luke 8:15
“But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.”
- Mark 4:20
“And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.”
- Proverbs 18:15
“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”
- Matthew 13:23
“But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
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How to Apply James 1:21
Meditate on James 1:21 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Receptivity in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.