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# For if anyone is a hearer of the word but not a doer
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In the phrase "but not a doer" the words "is" and "of the word" are understood from the previous phrase. The noun "doer" can also be expressed with the verbs "do" or "obey." Alternate translation: "For if anyone listens to God's word in the scriptures but does not obey the word" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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# the word
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"the message"
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# he is like a man who examines his natural face in a mirror
A person who hears God's word is like someone who looks in the mirror. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# his natural face
The word "natural" clarifies that James is using the ordinary meaning of the word "face." Alternate translation: "his face"
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