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ButδὲbeΓίνεσθεdoersποιηταὶof the word,λόγουandκαὶnotμὴhearersἀκροαταὶonly,μόνονdeceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιyourselves.ἑαυτούς
James 1:22
Study it in the app“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
James: don't just listen; whoever looks and does not act forgets what they looked likeThe Word of GodBe doers of the word, and not hearers onlyObedience
With the Greek beneath
James 1:22, word by word
- beΓίνεσθεGinesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “Ginesthe” appears- doersποιηταὶpoiētai
doer
One who puts the word or the law into practice.
Where else “poiētai” appears- of the wordλόγουlogou
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logou” appears- hearersἀκροαταὶakroatai
hearer
Hearer: someone who listens.
Where else “akroatai” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- deceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoi
deceive
Deceive with false reasoning.
Where else “paralogizomenoi” appears
The context
21Therefore, putting away all filthiness and abundance of wickedness, receive with gentleness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 · This verse (above)
23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking closely at the face he was born with in a mirror;
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?