whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doth the same, I will shew you to whom he is like.
James 1:23 - William Tyndale New Testament For if any hear the word, and do it not, he is like unto a man that beholdeth his bodily face in a glass. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For if anyone only listens to the Word without obeying it and being a doer of it, he is like a man who looks carefully at his [own] natural face in a mirror; American Standard Version (1901) For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: Common English Bible Those who hear but don’t do the word are like those who look at their faces in a mirror. Catholic Public Domain Version For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass. |
whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doth the same, I will shew you to whom he is like.
The scribes, and pharises watched him, to see whether he would heal on the saboth day or not, that they might find an accusation against him.
Now we see in a glass even in a dark speaking: but then shall we see face to face. Now I know unperfectly: but then shall I know even as I am known.
For as soon as he hath looked on himself, he goeth his way, and hath immediately forgotten what his fashion was: