James

James 1:22

22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
BeΓίνεσθεGinestheVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralG1096 I come into being, am born
doersποιηταὶpoiētaiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG4163 a doer, performer, poet
ofλόγουlogouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG202 a hearer of, a listener to
onlyμόνονmononAdverbG3440 alone, but, only
you are deceivingπαραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG3884 I deceive, beguile
yourselvesἑαυτούςheautousReflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG1438 himself, herself, itself

Cross-references

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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

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