James 1:23
ContextNET © | For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone 1 who gazes at his own face 2 in a mirror. |
NIV © | Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror |
NASB © | For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; |
NLT © | For if you just listen and don’t obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. |
MSG © | Those who hear and don't act are like those who glance in the mirror, |
BBE © | Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass; |
NRSV © | For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; |
NKJV © | For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; |
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NET © | For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone 1 who gazes at his own face 2 in a mirror. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The word for “man” or “individual” is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” However, as BDAG 79 s.v. 2 says, here it is “equivalent to τὶς someone, a person.” 2 tn Grk “the face of his beginning [or origin].” |