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James 1:24

God's wordObedience

22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

23 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:

For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

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BSB
and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
KJV
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
WEB
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
ASV
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
DARBY
for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
BLB
for he observed himself and has gone away, and immediately he forgot what kind he was.
ÅB
han så på seg selv og gikk bort, og glemte straks hvordan han så ut.
OTB
og, etter å ha sett på seg selv, går bort og glemmer straks hvordan de ser ut.
B1930
han så på sig selv og gikk bort, og glemte straks hvordan han så ut.

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  • 2 Peter 3:11

    Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

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  • Luke 1:66

    And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

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  • Luke 7:39

    Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 1:5

    For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

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  • Matthew 8:27

    But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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  • Judges 8:18

    Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

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