James 1:24
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.”
κατανοέω
To consider carefully, to fix the eyes on. Katanoeo. Consider the birds of the air. Consider the lilies. Jesus calls us to observe creation as a lesson in trusting the Father.
ὁποῖος
what like
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ὁποῖος
of what kind that, i.e. how (as) great (excellent) (specially, as an indefinite correlative to the definite antecedent G5108 (τοιοῦτος) of quality)
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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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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ἐπιλανθάνομαι
he has forgotten
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ἐπιλανθάνομαι
To forget, to neglect. Forgetting what is behind. Some things must be deliberately let go of in order to move forward with God.
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εἰμί
he was.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εὐθέως
immediately
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εὐθέως
directly, i.e. at once or soon
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