New American Standard Bible 1995

James 1:19-25

19Thisyou knowG3609,my belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.But everyoneπᾶςpasG3956must be quickταχὺςtachusG5036to hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980andslowβραδὺςbradusG1021to angerὀργήν.orgēnG3709;

20forthe angerὀργὴorgēG3709of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435does not achieveG2038the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,puttingἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659asideG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507and allthat remainsπερισσείανperisseianG4050of wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549, inhumilityG4240receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056implantedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721,which is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22But proveΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096yourselves doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,and not merelyμόνονmononG3441hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202who deludeπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23For ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is a hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of the wordλόγουlogouG3056and not a doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,he is likeG1858a manἀνδρὶandriG435who looksκατανοοῦντιkatanoountiG2657at hisnaturalγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383in a mirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072;

24for oncehe has lookedκατενόησενkatenoēsenG2657at himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438and goneG565awayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,he has immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgottenἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950whatG3697kindG3697of personG3697he was.

25But one who looksG3879intentlyG3879at the perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551, the lawof libertyἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,and abidesπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887by it, not having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202butan effectualἔργου,ergouG2041doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163,thisG3778manG3778will beblessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inwhatG4162he doesG4162.

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