The men were amazed. They said, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the water obey him!”
James 1:24 - Easy To Read Version The man sees himself, but he does nothing. He goes away and quickly forgets how bad he looked. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For he thoughtfully observes himself, and then goes off and promptly forgets what he was like. American Standard Version (1901) for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. Common English Bible They look at themselves, walk away, and immediately forget what they were like. Catholic Public Domain Version and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was. |
The men were amazed. They said, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the water obey him!”
All the people that heard about these things wondered about them. They thought, “What will this child (John) be?” They said this because the Lord (God) was with this child.
The Pharisee that asked Jesus to come to his house saw this. He thought to himself, “If this man (Jesus) were a prophet, {\cf2\super [143]} he would know that the woman who is touching him is a sinner!”
We brought the Good News {\cf2\super [1]} to you. But we did not use only words. We brought that Good News with power. We brought it with the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [2]} and with sure knowledge that it was true. Also you know how we lived when we were with you. We lived that way to help you.
If you hear God’s teaching and do nothing, you are like this: You are like a man that looks at his face in the mirror.
But you must not be like that. You must carefully study God’s perfect law that makes people free. You must continue to study it. You must listen to God’s teaching and not forget what you heard. Then you must obey what God’s teaching says. When you do this, it will make you truely happy.
In that way everything will be destroyed like I told you. So what kind of people should you be? You should live holy {\cf2\super [14]} lives and do things to serve God.
Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “You killed some men on Mount Tabor. What were those men like?”