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# pure and unspoiled before our God and Father
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James speaks of religion, the way one worships God, as if it could be physically pure and unspoiled. These are traditional ways for Jews to say that something is acceptable to God. Alternate translation: "completely acceptable to our God and Father" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the fatherless
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"the orphans"
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# in their affliction
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The fatherless and widows are suffering because their fathers or husbands have died.
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# to keep oneself unstained by the world
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Sin in the world is spoken of as something dirty that can stain a person. Alternate translation: "to not allow the evil in the world to cause oneself to sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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