James

James 1:21–23

²¹Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

²²Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. ²³For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

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James 1:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	διὸ	dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
get rid	ἀποθέμενοι	apothemenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G659 I lay off or aside, renounce
of all	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
moral filth	ῥυπαρίαν	rhyparian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4507 filth, pollution
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
every expression	περισσείαν	perisseian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4050 abundance
of evil	κακίας	kakias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2549 evil, wickedness, malice
humbly	πραΰτητι	prautēti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4240 mildness, gentleness
accept	δέξασθε	dexasthe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
planted	ἔμφυτον	emphyton	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1721 inborn, ingrown, congenital, natural
which	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
can	δυνάμενον	dynamenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
save	σῶσαι	sōsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4982 I save, heal
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
souls	ψυχὰς	psychas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5590 the soul, life, self

James 1:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be	Γίνεσθε	Ginesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
doers	ποιηταὶ	poiētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4163 a doer, performer, poet
of	λόγου	logou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
hearers	ἀκροαταὶ	akroatai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G202 a hearer of, a listener to
only	μόνον	monon	Adverb	G3440 alone, but, only
you are deceiving	παραλογιζόμενοι	paralogizomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3884 I deceive, beguile
yourselves	ἑαυτούς	heautous	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself

James 1:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
who hears	ἀκροατὴς	akroatēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G202 a hearer of, a listener to
word	λόγου	logou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
does not carry it out	ποιητής	poiētēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4163 a doer, performer, poet
is like	ἔοικεν	eoiken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1503 I am like, resemble
a man	ἀνδρὶ	andri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
looks	κατανοοῦντι	katanoounti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G2657 I understand, perceive, consider
at his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
face	πρόσωπον	prosōpon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
a mirror	ἐσόπτρῳ	esoptrō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2072 a mirror

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

James 1:21 Ephesians 4:22 · Ephesians 1:13 · 1 Peter 2:11 · John 6:63 · Psalm 25:9 · Colossians 3:5–8 · Hebrews 12:1 · 1 Peter 2:1 · James 4:8 · 2 Timothy 3:15–17 · Titus 2:11 · Hebrews 4:2

James 1:22 Romans 2:13 · Luke 6:46–48 · John 13:17 · James 4:17 · 1 John 2:3 · Luke 11:28 · James 2:14–20 · Matthew 12:50 · Colossians 3:17 · Matthew 7:21–27 · James 1:26 · Revelation 22:7

James 1:23 Matthew 7:26–27 · James 2:14–26 · Ezekiel 33:31–32 · Luke 6:47 · Jeremiah 44:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.