James 1:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 1:25 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
παρακύψας
parakýptō
G3879
to look into
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
νόμον
nómos
G3551
law
τέλειον
téleios
G5046
perfect
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἐλευθερίας
eleuthería
G1657
liberty
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
παραμείνας
paraménō
G3887
to remain
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀκροατὴς
akroatḗs
G202
hearer
ἐπιλησμονῆς
epilēsmonḗ
G1953
forgetfulness
γενόμενος
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ποιητὴς
poiētḗs
G4163
doer
ἔργου
érgon
G2041
work
οὗτος
hoûtos
G3778
this
μακάριος
makários
G3107
blessed
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ποιήσει
poíēsis
G4162
doing
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἔσται
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
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King James Version Public Domain
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the one having gazed into the perfect law of freedom and having continued, not having become a hearer of forgetfulness, but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in his doing.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).