New American Standard Bible 2020

James 1:19-25

19You knowG3609this,my belovedἀγαπητοί·agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters.Now everyoneπᾶς ἄνθρωποςpas anthrōposG3956 G444must be quickταχὺςtachusG5036to hearἀκοῦσαι,akousaiG191,slowβραδὺςbradusG1021to speakλαλῆσαι,lalēsaiG2980, andslowβραδὺςbradusG1021to angerὀργήν.orgēnG3709;

20for a man’sἀνδρὸςandrosG435angerὀργὴorgēG3709does not bringG2038aboutG2038the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

21ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,riddingG659yourselvesofG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956filthinessῥυπαρίανrhuparianG4507and allthat remainsπερισσείανperisseianG4050of wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549, inhumilityG4240receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056implantedἔμφυτονemphutonG1721,which is ableδυνάμενονdunamenonG1410to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590.

22But proveΓίνεσθεGinestheG1096yourselves doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the wordλόγουlogouG3056,and not justμόνονmononG3441hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202who deceiveπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiG3884themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

23For ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is a hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202of the wordλόγουlogouG3056and not a doerποιητής,poiētēsG4163,he isG1858likeG1858a manἀνδρὶandriG435who looksG2657atG2657hisnaturalγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383in a mirrorἐσόπτρῳ·esoptrōG2072;

24for oncehe has lookedG2657atG2657himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438and goneG565awayἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenG565,he has immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112forgottenἐπελάθετοepelathetoG1950whatG3697kindG3697ofG3697personG3697he was.

25But one who has lookedG3879intentlyG3879at the perfectτέλειονteleionG5046lawνόμονnomonG3551, the lawof freedomἐλευθερίαςeleutheriasG1657,and has continuedπαραμείνας,parameinasG3887in it,not having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096a forgetfulἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēsG1953hearerἀκροατὴςakroatēsG202butan activeἔργου,ergouG2041doerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163,thisG3778personG3778will beblessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107inwhatG4162he doesG4162.

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