James 4:8 (WEB)
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Catechism · 1
“"You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."” — Catechism footnote: Jas 4:3; cf. the whole context: Jas 4:1-10; 1:5-8; 5:16.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.9Conference XIII
“What is this too which is said: “Draw near to the Lord, and He will draw near to you,” and what He says elsewhere: “No man cometh unto Me except the Father who sent Me draw Him?”” — editor's note: S. James iv. 8.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“Farewell, my throne, envied and perilous height; farewell assembly of high priests, honoured by the dignity and age of its priests, and all ye others ministers of God round the holy table, drawing nigh to the God Who draws nigh to you.” — editor's note: S. James iv. 8.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
Cited together in Catechism §2737.
Cited together in Catechism §2737.