James 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

James 1:19-21

191This 2you knowG3609, 3my belovedG27 brethrenG80. But everyoneG3956 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 4slowG1021 to speakG2980 and 5slowG1021 to angerG3709;

20for 6the angerG3709 of manG435 does not achieveG2038 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316.

21ThereforeG1352, 7puttingG659 asideG659 allG3956 filthinessG4507 and all 8that remainsG4050 of wickednessG2549, in 9humilityG4240 receiveG1209 10the wordG3056 implantedG1721, which is ableG1410 to saveG4982 your soulsG5590.

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Notes

  1. 1. James 1:19 Or Know this ↩
  2. 2. James 1:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
  3. 3. James 1:19 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
  4. 4. James 1:19 Prov 10:19; 17:27 ↩
  5. 5. James 1:19 Prov 16:32; Eccl 7:9 ↩
  6. 6. James 1:20 Matt 5:22; Eph 4:26 ↩
  7. 7. James 1:21 Eph 4:22; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  8. 8. James 1:21 Lit abundance of malice ↩
  9. 9. James 1:21 Or gentleness ↩
  10. 10. James 1:21 Eph 1:13; 1 Pet 1:22f ↩

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