Pure religion and undefiled (θρησκεια καθαρα κα αμιαντος). Numerous examples in papyri and inscriptions of θρησκεια for ritual and…

Pure religion. On the word here rendered religion (yrhskeia), see Barnes on Colossians 2:18.

It is used here evid…

Pure religion . . .—It will be observed that 'religion' here means religious service. No single word can express this obvious inte…

And undefiled before God and the Father is this, –

What is pure ritualism according to the inspired apostle? To wear a white surplic…

(2) The kind of “religion that God our Father accepts” is the kind that exerts a positive influence on one’s life. This verse does not give us a de…

Pure religion. As he passes by those things which are of the greatest importance in religion, he does not generally define what religion i…

Pure religion and undefiled
That which is sincere and genuine, and free from adulteration and hypocrisy: