Focused Passage

James 1:22-25

Endurance, Wisdom, and the Implanted Word

James moves from the testing of faith in trials, to the need for God-given wisdom, to the danger of desire-born temptation, to the call to receive and obey the implanted word in pure and undefiled religion.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

23 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

24 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Cross-references

Romans 2:13 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:21 Classic cross-references Luke 6:46 Classic cross-references Joshua 1:8 Classic cross-references John 13:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Be Γίνεσθε G1096 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural doers ποιηταὶ G4163 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of [the] word λόγου G3056 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction not μὴ G3361 Adverb hearers ἀκροαταὶ G202 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural only μόνον G3440 Adverb [Otherwise,] you are deceiving παραλογιζόμενοι G3884 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural yourselves ἑαυτούς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

Verse 23

Cross-references

Matthew 7:26 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 3:18 Classic cross-references James 2:14 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 33:31 Classic cross-references Luke 6:47 Classic cross-references

Original words

For ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - εἴ G1487 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular who hears ἀκροατὴς G202 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [the] word λόγου G3056 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb does not carry it out ποιητής G4163 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is like ἔοικεν G1503 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a man [who] ἀνδρὶ G435 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular looks κατανοοῦντι G2657 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular at his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular vvv γενέσεως G1078 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular face πρόσωπον G4383 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition a mirror ἐσόπτρῳ G2072 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

Verse 24

Cross-references

Luke 6:41 Classic cross-references 2 Peter 3:11 Classic cross-references Luke 1:66 Classic cross-references Luke 7:39 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

[and] γὰρ G1063 Conjunction after observing κατενόησεν G2657 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction goes away ἀπελήλυθεν G565 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction immediately εὐθέως G2112 Adverb forgets ἐπελάθετο G1950 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular vvv ὁποῖος G3697 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular what he [looks] like ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Psalms 119:1 Classic cross-references Luke 11:28 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:27 Classic cross-references Proverbs 29:18 Classic cross-references John 8:32 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction the [one who] ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular looks intently παρακύψας G3879 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] perfect τέλειον G5046 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular law νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of freedom ἐλευθερίας G1657 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction continues to do so παραμείνας G3887 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb being γενόμενος G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular a forgetful ἐπιλησμονῆς G1953 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular hearer ἀκροατὴς G202 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction an effective ἔργου G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular doer ποιητὴς G4163 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [he] οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular blessed μακάριος G3107 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition what τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular he αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular does ποιήσει G4162 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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