James 1:24

James 1:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
• New International Version (NIV)and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

Context of James 1:24

22But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves. 23For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror. For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was. 25But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he will be blessed in what he does. 26If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

James 1:24 word by word

κατενόησεν γὰρ ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀπελήλυθεν καὶ εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he beholdethκατανοέωkatanoeō · to observeG2657
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• goeth his wayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• forgettethἐπιλανθάνωepilanthanomai · to forgetG1950
• what manner of manὁποῖοςhopoios · what sort?G3697
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for James 1:24

• Judges 8:18He said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Describe for me the men you killed at Tabor.” They said, “They were like you. Each one looked like a king’s son.”
• Matthew 8:27And the men were amazed and said, “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”
• Luke 1:66All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.
• Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
• 2 Peter 3:11Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

Commentaries on James 1:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-25Verses 22-25 If we heard a sermon every day of the week, and an angel from heaven were the preacher, yet, if we rested in hearing only, it would never bring us to heaven. Mere hearers are self-deceivers; and self-deceit will be found the worst deceit at last. If we flatter ourselves, it is our own fault; the truth, as it is in Jesus, flatters no man. Let the word of truth be carefully attended to, and it will set before us the corruption of our nature…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24forgets what he looks like: The issue is not the poor quality of an ancient mirror, but the viewer's lack of attention (see Matthew 7:24–27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. beholdeth--more literally, "he contemplated himself and hath gone his way," that is, no sooner has he contemplated his image than he is gone his way (Jas 1:11). "Contemplate" answers to hearing the word: "goeth his way," to relaxing the attention after hearing--letting the mind go elsewhere, and the interest of the thing heard pass away: then forgetfulness follows [Alford] (Compare Eze 33:31). "Contemplate" here, and in Jas 1:23, implies that, though…Read the comment

Topics related to James 1:24

• Doer
• Hearers
• Hypocrisy
• Mirror
• Obedience
• Parables
• Stability
• Word of God
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Entice
• Fade
• Lack
• Lay
• Liberally
• Lust
• Pure
• Receive
• Religion
• Swift

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