James 1
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James 1:23-25

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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