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James 1:24-26
Legacy Standard Bible
James 1:24-26
Legacy Standard Bible
24 for once he looked at himself and has gone away, [a]he immediately forgot what kind of person he was. 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, (A)the law of freedom, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man will be (B)blessed in [b]what he does.
26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious while not [c](C)bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
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- James 1:24 Lit and he
- James 1:25 Lit his doing
- James 1:26 Or controlling
James 1:24-26
New International Version
James 1:24-26
New International Version
24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(A) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(B)
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(C) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
James 1:24-26
Expanded Bible
James 1:24-26
Expanded Bible
24 [L For] They ·see their faces [gaze at themselves] and then go away and quickly forget what they looked like. 25 But ·the truly happy people are [L blessed are] those who ·carefully study [look intently into; L stoop down to look at] God’s perfect law that makes people free [C probably refers to the law of Moses as it is fulfilled in Christ; 2:8, 12], and they ·continue to study it [persevere in it]. ·They do not forget what they heard, but they obey what God’s teaching says [L not being a forgetful hearer but an active doer]. Those who do this will be ·made happy [blessed].
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26 People who think they are religious but ·say things they should not say [L do not bridle their tongues; 3:1–12; 4:11–12] are just ·fooling [deceiving] themselves. Their “religion” is ·worth nothing [empty; meaningless].
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