James 1:22
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
γίνομαι
do be
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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μόνος
only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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ποιητής
Doers
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ποιητής
Doer, one who acts. Poietes. Be doers of the word and not hearers only. Hearing without doing is self-deception. The word only produces change when it is obeyed.
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μόνον
Only
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μόνον
Only, alone, merely. Monon. Only believe. Faith is the one requirement. Not performance. Not achievement. Not worthiness. Just trust. That is all He asks.
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ἑαυτοῦ
yourselves.
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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παραλογίζομαι
deceiving
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παραλογίζομαι
to misreckon, i.e. delude
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