James 4:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

English ASV

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

English Amplified

Come close to God and He will come close to you. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Come close to God and He will come close to you. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, sinners, and purify [your] hearts, ye double-minded.

English EASY 2024

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Be clean in the way that you live. Stop doing wrong things. Make your minds clean. You cannot love sin and love God at the same time.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Come near to God and he will come near to you. You are sinners, so clean sin out of your lives. You are trying to follow God and the world at the same time. Make your thinking pure.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

English God's Word - GW 1995

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!

English KJV 1611

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

English LSB

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can't make up your minds.

English NIV

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English NKJ 1982

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English NLT

Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you. But make sure you cleanse your life, you sinners, and keep your heart pure and stop doubting.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you men of double mind.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And when you draw close to God, God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and let your hearts be filled with God alone to make them pure and true to him.

English Tyndale 1537

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.

James 4:8 — Compare Translations