Verse 22
James 1:22
Bible in Basic English
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But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.
Original Language Text
greek
Γίνεσθε δὲ ποιηταὶ λόγου καὶ μὴ ⸂ἀκροαταὶ μόνον⸃ παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς.
English Translation
Become indeed doers of the word and not merely hearers deceiving yourselves.
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Chapter 1 Context
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James, a servant of God (Elohim) and of the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ, sends words of love to the t...
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Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;
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Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hop...
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But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
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But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God (Elohim), who gives free...
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Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the w...
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Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;
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For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.
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But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;
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But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his...
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For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gon...
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There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God (Elohim)'s approval, he...
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Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God (Elohim); for it is not possible for God (Elohi...
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But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.
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Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth...
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Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.
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Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom th...
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Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits...
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You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slo...
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For the righteousness of God (Elohim) does not come about by the wrath of man.
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21
For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls w...
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But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.
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Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural f...
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For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
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But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory...
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If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by wh...
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The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God (Elohim) and Father is this: to...
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