Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For he observes himself, and goes away, and straightaway forgets what kind of man he was.
New American Standard Bible
for once he has looked at himself and gone away,
King James Version
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Holman Bible
For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
International Standard Version
and studies himself carefully, and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like.
American Standard Version
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Amplified
for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets
An Understandable Version
and [then after] he sees himself, [he] goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Anderson New Testament
for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what sort of person he is.
Bible in Basic English
For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
Common New Testament
for he looks at himself and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he takes a view, turns away, and instantly loses his appearance.
Darby Translation
for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
Godbey New Testament
for he recognized himself, and has gone away, and immediately forgot what kind he was.
Goodspeed New Testament
and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looked like.
John Wesley New Testament
For he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was.
Julia Smith Translation
For he observed himself, and went away, and straightway forgot of what kind he was.
King James 2000
For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of [person] he was.
Modern King James verseion
For he studied himself and went his way, and immediately he forgot what he was like.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For as soon as he hath looked on himself, he goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what his fashion was:
Moffatt New Testament
he glances at himself, goes off, and at once forgets what he was like.
Montgomery New Testament
for after he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and at once forgets what he is like.
NET Bible
For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
New Heart English Bible
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
Noyes New Testament
for he beholds himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
Sawyer New Testament
for he perceived himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what kind of a man he was.
The Emphasized Bible
For he observed himself, and is gone away, and, straightway, it hath escaped him, - what manner of man, he was!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what sort of person he was.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He looks at himself, then goes on his way,
Webster
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and immediately forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Weymouth New Testament
Although he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and has immediately forgotten the sort of man he is.
Williams New Testament
for he looks and then goes off and at once forgets how he looked.
World English Bible
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
Worrell New Testament
for he observed himself, and went away, and straightway he forgot what manner of man he was.
Worsley New Testament
who beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was.
Youngs Literal Translation
for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;
Themes
the Blessed » Who hear and keep the word of God
Careless hearing » Forgetfulness
Deception » Who deceives themselves
Fleeting impressions » Hearers with a short memory
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 1:24
Prayers for James 1:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers
23 Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he observes himself, and goes away, and straightaway forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who stooped to look into the perfect law, the one of liberty, and who remained, this man, who did not become a forgetful hearer but a doer of work, this man will be blessed in his doing.
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Names
Cross References
2 Peter 3:11
Therefore, all these things being disintegrated, what kind ought ye to be in holy actions and pieties,
Judges 8:18
Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye killed at Tabor? And they answered, As thou are, so were they. Each one resembled the sons of a king.
Matthew 8:27
But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
Luke 1:66
And all who heard stored up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of Lord was with him.
Luke 7:39
But when the Pharisee who invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind the woman is who touches him, that she is sinful.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
because the good-news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you.