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James 1:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
James 1:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.(A) 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves[a] in a mirror;(B)
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- 1.23 Gk at the face of his birth
James 1:22-24
The Message
James 1:22-24
The Message
22-24 Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.
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