James 1:24 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁴ and [then after] he sees himself, [he] goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ For he thoughtfully observes himself, and then goes off and promptly forgets what he was like.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

Common English Bible

²⁴ They look at themselves, walk away, and immediately forget what they were like.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was.

James 1:24 Cross References

Matthew 8:27

The men [on board the boat] marveled, saying, “What kind of a man is this, that even the wind and waves obey Him?”

Luke 1:66

And everyone who heard about this incident remembered it [i.e., for some time]. They were saying, “What will this child become? For the hand of the Lord was [surely] with him.”

Luke 7:39

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who touched him and what kind of a woman she was --- a sinner.”

1 Thessalonians 1:5

for our Gospel came to you, not merely in words, but also in power, in [a demonstration of] the Holy Spirit [See I Cor. 2:4] and with [“our” or “your”] deep conviction [of its truth]. You people know what kind of men we were while living among you for your benefit.

James 1:23

For if anyone is [only] a listener to the word and does not practice it, he is like a person who sees his natural face in a mirror,

James 1:25

But the person who looks closely into the perfect law that brings freedom, and continues to do so, is not a listener who forgets [what he hears], but someone who does the work [it requires]. This person will be blessed for doing so.

2 Peter 3:11

Since all these things are [certain] to be destroyed, what kind of persons should you be, [if not like those] living holy lives, and in a godly manner,