King James Version

James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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Γίνεσθεginesthebe yeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “be ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.be yeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ποιηταὶpoiētaidoersποιητής (poiētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “doers”, the subject formG4163(a) a "maker," poet, (b) a doer, carrier out, performer.doersλόγουlogouof the wordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.of the wordκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀκροαταὶakroataihearersἀκροατής (akroatēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “hearers”, the subject formG202a hearer of, a listener to.hearersμόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.παραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoideceivingπαραλογίζομαι (paralogizomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “deceiving”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3884I deceive, beguile, reason falsely, mislead.deceivingἑαυτούςheautousyour own selvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “your own selves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.your own selves

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

Young’s Literal Translation

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

World English Bible

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

Darby Translation

But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.

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