But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.James 1:25
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Original language (Greek)
ὁ δὲ παρακύψας εἰς νόμον τέλειον τὸν τῆς ἐλευθερίας καὶ παραμείνας, οὐκ ἀκροατὴς ἐπιλησμονῆς γενόμενος ἀλλὰ ποιητὴς ἔργου, οὗτος μακάριος ἐν τῇ ποιήσει αὐτοῦ ἔσται.
- ὁho“The [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- παρακύψαςparakupsas“having looked intently”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παρακύπτω · “to stoop” · Strong's G3879
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- νόμονnomon“[the] law”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
- τέλειονteleion“perfect”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from τέλειος · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
- τὸνton“that”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐλευθερίαςeleutherias“of freedom”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐλευθερία · “freedom” · Strong's G1657
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- παραμείνας,parameinas“having continued in [it],”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραμένω · “to continue” · Strong's G3887
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἀκροατὴςakroatēs“a hearer”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀκροατής · “hearer” · Strong's G0202
- ἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēs“forgetful”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐπιλησμονή · “forgetfulness” · Strong's G1953
- γενόμενοςgenomenos“having been”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἀλλὰalla“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ποιητὴςpoiētēs“a doer”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ποιητής · “doer” · Strong's G4163
- ἔργου,ergou“of [the] work —”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
- οὗτοςhoutos“this one”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- μακάριοςmakarios“blessed”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ποιήσειpoiēsei“work to be done”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- αὐτοῦautou“by him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἔσται.estai“will be.”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)