• James 1:25
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 25 ὁ The (one) δὲ but παρακύψας having stooped beside εἰς into νόμον law τέλειον perfect τὸν the τῆς of the ἐλευθερίας freedom καὶ and παραμείνας, having remained beside, οὐκ not ἀκροατὴς hearer ἐπιλησμονῆς of forgetfulness γενόμενος having become ἀλλὰ but ποιητὴς doer ἔργου, of work, οὗτος this (one) μακάριος happy ἐν in τῇ the ποιήσει doing αὐτοῦ of him ἔσται. he will be.

  • James 1:25
    American Standard Version

    • 25 But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

  • James 1:25
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 25 But he that hath obtained a nearer view into the perfect law of liberty And hath taken up his abode by it, Becoming—not a forgetful hearer but a work doer The same happy in his doing shall be.

  • James 1:25
    King James Version

    • 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.

  • James Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 1:25

      the one who peers into the perfect law: When used in its literal sense, the Greek verb here rendered “peers into” can refer to stooping forward, often in order to get a clearer view. (Joh 20:11; compare study note on 1Pe 1:12.) As used here, it means to make a thoughtful effort to find out something. “The perfect law” is a reference to “the law of the Christ.” (Ga 6:2 and study note) The person in James’ illustration does more than peer into that law; he continues in it. That Greek word suggests that he perseveres, making it a habit to ponder the perfect law and to be guided by it. Because such a Christian stays with God’s Word, God’s Word stays in him. He lives by what he learns there.

      the perfect law that belongs to freedom: This law is superior to the Mosaic Law, which showed that imperfect humans could never on their own free themselves from enslavement to sin. (See study note on Ga 5:1.) However, “the perfect law,” that is, “the law of the Christ,” brought freedom from the written commands of the Mosaic Law. (See study notes on Ga 6:2; Col 2:14.) It made real forgiveness possible. That law belongs to freedom. It encompasses everything that Jehovah requires of us, and it offers to those who adhere to it the prospect of complete freedom from sin and from the death that results from sin.​—See also study note on 2Co 3:17.