New American Standard Bible 1995
James 1:19-27
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. 2211But proveG1096 yourselves doersG4163 of the wordG3056, and not merelyG3441 hearersG202 who deludeG3884 themselvesG1438. 23For ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is a hearerG202 of the wordG3056 and not a doerG4163, he is likeG1858 a manG435 who looksG2657 at his 12naturalG1078 faceG4383 13in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 at himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 14he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 of personG3697 he was. 25But one who looksG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 15the law of libertyG1657, and abidesG3887 by it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 16an effectualG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 manG3778 will be 17blessedG3107 in 18whatG4162 he doesG4162.
26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, and yet does not 1920bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 man’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 21in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 22visitG1980 23orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 24by 25the worldG2889.
Notes
- 1. James 1:19 Or Know this ↩
- 2. James 1:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
- 3. James 1:19 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 4. James 1:19 Prov 10:19; 17:27 ↩
- 5. James 1:19 Prov 16:32; Eccl 7:9 ↩
- 6. James 1:20 Matt 5:22; Eph 4:26 ↩
- 7. James 1:21 Eph 4:22; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 8. James 1:21 Lit abundance of malice ↩
- 9. James 1:21 Or gentleness ↩
- 10. James 1:21 Eph 1:13; 1 Pet 1:22f ↩
- 11. James 1:22 Matt 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49; Rom 2:13; James 1:22-25; 2:14-20 ↩
- 12. James 1:23 Lit the face of his birth; or nature ↩
- 13. James 1:23 1 Cor 13:12 ↩
- 14. James 1:24 Lit and he ↩
- 15. James 1:25 John 8:32; Rom 8:2; Gal 2:4; 6:2; James 2:12; 1 Pet 2:16 ↩
- 16. James 1:25 Lit a doer of a work ↩
- 17. James 1:25 John 13:17 ↩
- 18. James 1:25 Lit his doing ↩
- 19. James 1:26 Or control ↩
- 20. James 1:26 Ps 39:1; 141:3; James 3:2-12 ↩
- 21. James 1:27 Rom 2:13; Gal 3:11 ↩
- 22. James 1:27 Matt 25:36 ↩
- 23. James 1:27 Deut 14:29; Job 31:16, 17, 21; Ps 146:9; Is 1:17, 23 ↩
- 24. James 1:27 Lit from ↩
- 25. James 1:27 Matt 12:32; Eph 2:2; Titus 2:12; James 4:4; 2 Pet 1:4; 2:20; 1 John 2:15-17 ↩
Commentaries on James 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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