In James 1 of James .
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
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ὅτι hoti For ὅτι hoti For ὅτι conjunction — “For” G3754 that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse. For εἴ ei if εἴ ei if εἰ conjunction — “if” G1487 if. τις tis one τις tis one τις interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject form G5100 any one, some one, a certain one or thing. ἀκροατὴς akroatēs a hearer ἀκροατὴς akroatēs a hearer ἀκροατής noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a hearer”, the subject form G202 a hearer of, a listener to. a hearer λόγου logou of the word λόγου logou of the word λόγος (logos) noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the word”, the of-form G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. of the word ἐστὶν estin to be ἐστὶν estin to be εἰμί (eimi) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated action G1510 I am, exist. καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and οὐ ou not οὐ ou not οὐ adverb — “not” G3756 no, not. not ποιητής, poiētēs a doer ποιητής poiētēs a doer ποιητής noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a doer”, the subject form G4163 (a) a "maker," poet, (b) a doer, carrier out, performer. This verse uses “a doer”. a doer οὗτος houtos he οὗτος houtos he οὗτος demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject form G3778 this; he, she, it. he ἔοικεν eoiken is like ἔοικεν eoiken is like ἔοικα (eoika) verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is like”, a completed action with a present result G1503 I am like, resemble. is like ἀνδρὶ andri unto a man ἀνδρὶ andri unto a man ἀνήρ (anēr) noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto a man”, the to- or for-form G435 a male human being; a man, husband. This verse uses “a man”. unto a man κατανοοῦντι katanoounti beholding κατανοοῦντι katanoounti beholding κατανοέω (katanoeō) verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “beholding”, an ongoing or repeated action G2657 I take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of. beholding τὸ to the τὸ to the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. πρόσωπον prosōpon face πρόσωπον prosōpon face πρόσωπον noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object form G4383 the face, countenance, surface. face τῆς tēs the τῆς tēs the ὁ (ho) article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-form G3588 the, the definite article. γενέσεως geneseōs origin γενέσεως geneseōs origin γένεσις (genesis) noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “origin”, the of-form G1078 birth, lineage, descent. αὐτοῦ autou he αὐτοῦ autou he αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. ἐν en in ἐν en in ἐν preposition — “in” G1722 in, on, among. in ἐσόπτρῳ, esoptrō a glass ἐσόπτρῳ esoptrō a glass ἔσοπτρον (esoptron) noun, dative, singular, neuter — “a glass”, the to- or for-form G2072 a mirror, looking-glass (made of highly polished metal). a glass Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
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American Standard Version (1901) For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
Young’s Literal Translation because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
World English Bible For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
Darby Translation For if any man be a hearer of [the] word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
Douay-Rheims For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass.
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