James 1:25

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.

  1. ὁho“The [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. παρακύψαςparakupsas“having looked intently”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παρακύπτω · “to stoop” · Strong's G3879
  4. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  5. νόμονnomon“[the] law”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  6. τέλειονteleion“perfect”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from τέλειος · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
  7. τὸνton“that”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἐλευθερίαςeleutherias“of freedom”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐλευθερία · “freedom” · Strong's G1657
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. παραμείνας,parameinas“having continued in [it],”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραμένω · “to continue” · Strong's G3887
  12. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. ἀκροατὴςakroatēs“a hearer”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀκροατής · “hearer” · Strong's G0202
  14. ἐπιλησμονῆςepilēsmonēs“forgetful”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐπιλησμονή · “forgetfulness” · Strong's G1953
  15. γενόμενοςgenomenos“having been”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  16. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  17. ποιητὴςpoiētēs“a doer”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ποιητής · “doer” · Strong's G4163
  18. ἔργου,ergou“of [the] work —”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  19. οὗτοςhoutos“this one”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  20. μακάριοςmakarios“blessed”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
  21. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  22. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. ποιήσειpoiēsei“work to be done”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  24. αὐτοῦautou“by him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  25. 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)