New American Standard Bible 1995
James 1:22-27
221But 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 2naturalG1078 faceG4383 3in a mirrorG2072; 24for once he has lookedG2657 at himselfG1438 and goneG565 awayG565, 4he has immediatelyG2112 forgottenG1950 whatG3697 kindG3697 of personG3697 he was. 25But one who looksG3879 intentlyG3879 at the perfectG5046 lawG3551, 5the law of libertyG1657, and abidesG3887 by it, not having becomeG1096 a forgetfulG1953 hearerG202 but 6an effectualG2041 doerG4163, thisG3778 manG3778 will be 7blessedG3107 in 8whatG4162 he doesG4162.
26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 thinksG1380 himself to be religiousG2357, and yet does not 910bridleG5468 his tongueG1100 but deceivesG538 his own heartG2588, thisG3778 man’sG3778 religionG2356 is worthlessG3152. 27PureG2513 and undefiledG283 religionG2356 11in the sightG3844 of our GodG2316 and FatherG3962 is thisG3778: to 12visitG1980 13orphansG3737 and widowsG5503 in their distressG2347, and to keepG5083 oneselfG1438 unstainedG784 14by 15the worldG2889.
Notes
- 1. James 1:22 Matt 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49; Rom 2:13; James 1:22-25; 2:14-20 ↩
- 2. James 1:23 Lit the face of his birth; or nature ↩
- 3. James 1:23 1 Cor 13:12 ↩
- 4. James 1:24 Lit and he ↩
- 5. James 1:25 John 8:32; Rom 8:2; Gal 2:4; 6:2; James 2:12; 1 Pet 2:16 ↩
- 6. James 1:25 Lit a doer of a work ↩
- 7. James 1:25 John 13:17 ↩
- 8. James 1:25 Lit his doing ↩
- 9. James 1:26 Or control ↩
- 10. James 1:26 Ps 39:1; 141:3; James 3:2-12 ↩
- 11. James 1:27 Rom 2:13; Gal 3:11 ↩
- 12. James 1:27 Matt 25:36 ↩
- 13. James 1:27 Deut 14:29; Job 31:16, 17, 21; Ps 146:9; Is 1:17, 23 ↩
- 14. James 1:27 Lit from ↩
- 15. 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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