James 1:23

The Passion Translation

If you listen to the Word and don’t live out the message you hear, you become like the person who looks in the mirror of the Word to discover the reflection of his face in the beginning.

Cross References

Luke 6:47

Let me describe the one who truly follows me and does what I say:

Jeremiah 44:16

“You claim to speak to us on behalf of Yahweh, but we refuse to listen to you whatsoever!

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see but a faint reflection of riddles and mysteries as though reflected in a mirror, but one day we will see face-to-face. My understanding is incomplete now, but one day I will understand everything, just as everything about me has been fully understood.

James 1:24

You perceive how God sees you in the mirror of the Word, but then you go out and forget your divine origin.