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But Be Doers of The Word, Not Hearers Only

22 But be[a] doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding[b] yourselves. 23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one is like a man considering[c] the face of his birth[d] in a mirror. 24 For he considered himself and has gone-away and immediately forgot[e] what-sort of man he was.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:22 Or, become.
  2. James 1:22 That is, deluding yourselves that you have genuinely received God’s word.
  3. James 1:23 Or, looking-closely-at.
  4. James 1:23 Or, existence. That is, his natural face.
  5. James 1:24 He saw himself as he is, but it had no lasting effect on him.

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