eimi G1510

εἰμί (eimi) means “to be” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

εἰμί Greek · G1510 2,326 tagged occurrences in 1,988 verses

Pronunciation guide: i-mee' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1510

εἰμί · eimi · to be

εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. I. As substantive verb. 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28. 2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al. 3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Mat.2:13, 15, Mrk.1:45, 5:21, 15:40, Luk.1:80, 5:29, Jhn.7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mrk.2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Mat.1:20, 21:25, Mrk.11:30, Jhn.3:31, al. 4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.; (a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Mat.16:28, Luk.16:19, Jhn.3:1, 5:2, Rom.3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Mat.16:22, Luk.1:7, Jhn.18.10, Rom.9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Mat.16:28, 19:2, Mrk.9:1, al.; (b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Heb.9:5, 1Co.11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.). II. As copula uniting subject and predicate. 1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Mat.5:13, 14:15, Luk.1:18, 19, Jhn.1:1, 4:19, Rev.3:9, al. mult. 2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Mat.13:19, 1Co.9:2, 10:4, 11:25, Gal.4:24, Rev.17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Mat.27:46, Mrk.7:2, Rom.7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mrk.3:17, Col.1:24, Heb.7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Mat.26:26-28, Mrk.14:22, 24, Luk.22:19, 1Co.11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.). 3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mrk.5:42, Luk.3:23, 1Co.14:33, Heb.12:11, al.; part., 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.1:15; poss., Mat.5:3, 10, Mrk.12:7, Luk.4:7; of service or partisanship, Rom.8:9, 1Co.1:12, 2Co.10:7, 2Ti.2:19. 4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Act.1:8, 9:15, Rom.4:12, 1Co.1:18, 2:14, Rev.21:7, al. 5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.); (a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Mat.10:30, Luk.9:32, Jhn.3:24, Act.21:35, 1Co.15:19, al; (b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, Luk.4:31, 14:1, Act.1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Rom.12:9, 10, Heb.13:5, al.; (with) with ptcp. aor. (cl), Luk.23:9. 6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, Heb.8:10, al. 7. C. adv.: Mat.19:20, Mrk.4:26, Luk.18:11, al. 8. Ellipses; (a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Mat.8:29, 24:32, Jhn.21:22, 23, Heb.6:4, al.; (b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Mat.14:27, Mrk.6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deu.32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mrk.13:6, Jhn.4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I am, exist.

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How translators render G1510

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	501
are	207
was	166
it is	75
am	73
will be	71
were	63
vvv	59
you are	50
i am	47
there is	47
he is	40
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be	22
there was	21
are you	18
they were	18
there are	17
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you were	12
had	10
will	10
am he	9
have	8
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as	7
means	7
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arent	6
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isnt	6
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who was	6
will it be	6
you have been	6
he	5
jesus was	5
she is	5
come	4
comes	4
happen	4
has	4
i will be	4
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will become	4
you	4
am i	3
and	3
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does	3
he will be	3
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that is	3
they	3
they may be	3
you may be	3
and is	2
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belonging	2
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have been	2
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there	2
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to	2
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which is here	2
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would	2
you had been	2
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been	1
belonged	1
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can this be	1
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could this be	1
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do	1
do not be	1
does not show	1
during	1
even though he did not yet have	1
even though he was	1
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for	1
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he lived	1
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he must be	1
he remains	1
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he was already	1
he were	1
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herod was	1
himself	1
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i have	1
i have been	1
i live	1
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i will	1
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i would be	1
if they are	1
into being	1
into the	1
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is the meaning	1
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it meant	1
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it read	1
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it was now	1
it will all be	1
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it will happen	1
it will happen that	1
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its	1
jesus	1
kept	1
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let there be	1
let this be	1
levi was	1
lived	1
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mean	1
meaning	1
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meant	1
might be	1
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now there were	1
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of us	1
of you	1
one	1
our	1
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paul was	1
people were	1
perish	1
regard him	1
rely on	1
remain	1
saul stayed	1
shall be	1
shall be made	1
shall i do	1
shall we say	1
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sided	1
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since they are	1
since you are	1
standing	1
stands for	1
stay	1
stood	1
surely	1
surely not	1
sweep	1
that dwells	1
the authorities are	1
the believers gathered together	1
the holy spirit had	1
the man had been	1
the meaning	1
the meaning of	1
their	1
then let this be	1
there should be	1
there will be more	1
these things are	1
they continued	1
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they exist	1
they had all been	1
they had been	1
they had belonged	1
they remain	1
they shared	1
they will all be	1
they will not be	1
this	1
this gospel is	1
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this man is	1
this matter involved	1
this means	1
this point is	1
those present	1
though	1
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though i am	1
though you once were	1
throughout	1
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to bring	1
to find	1
to go	1
to remain	1
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was using	1
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we who are	1
we will	1
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were often	1
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were together	1
what he looks like	1
when there is	1
which is	1
while he was	1
while he was still	1
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while she was still	1
while we are	1
who belonged to	1
who belongs to	1
who live	1
who were	1
whose temple was	1
will appear	1
will be a sign	1
will correspond to	1
will get	1
will have	1
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will not experience	1
will own	1
with	1
would not rest	1
would share	1
you are still	1
you bear	1
you do	1
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you have	1
you may	1
you may have	1
you really are	1
you so occupy	1
you too are	1
you will	1
you will just be	1
you will not be	1
you yourselves are	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
is	570
was	190
are	188
am	84
be	82
it is	82
shall be	70
were	70
art	47
he was	45
i am	43
there is	42
he is	38
being	37
to be	36
it was	35
ye are	32
there was	30
they were	28
they are	27
we are	26
thou art	23
shall	19
there are	19
there be	18
is it	16
there shall be	16
there were	15
are they	14
may be	13
are ye	12
is he	12
have	11
had	10
i was	10
it be	9
should be	9
which is	9
ye were	9
it shall be	8
that is	8
ye shall be	7
am i	6
art thou	6
he	6
is to say	6
might be	6
thou be	6
we were	6
when	6
he be	5
is there	5
let him be	5
shall it be	5
they	5
which are	5
i will be	4
it had been	4
it shall come to pass	4
let	4
she is	4
should	4
that were	4
there should be	4
they be	4
thou shalt be	4
when he was	4
which were	4
ye be	4
are we	3
he had	3
he were	3
shall i be	3
shall there be	3
stood	3
that are	3
that was	3
they had been	3
they may be	3
wast	3
we	3
we shall be	3
which was	3
will	3
ye may be	3
agree	2
be it	2
did	2
had been	2
have been	2
he had been	2
he shall be	2
i	2
i shall be	2
it were	2
meaneth	2
meant	2
shall have	2
shall she be	2
should mean	2
that	2
that be	2
they had	2
they shall be	2
they that are	2
thou hadst been	2
thou hast been	2
thou shalt	2
was it	2
we have	2
when he is	2
when we were	2
which	2
which art	2
which had	2
who are	2
who is	2
will be	2
ye have	2
a fool	1
against	1
agree with	1
agreed	1
and had	1
and is	1
and was	1
are there	1
art also	1
be it so	1
be thou	1
belongeth	1
bringeth	1
bringeth forth fruit	1
but dung	1
but loss	1
came	1
cannot be tempted	1
come	1
cometh	1
consisteth	1
continued	1
continued all night	1
descendeth	1
diligent	1
drew near	1
dureth	1
endure	1
followed	1
for	1
for all there were	1
forasmuch as	1
give thyself wholly	1
hast	1
hast been	1
have i been	1
have our being	1
have thou	1
having	1
he belonged	1
he hath been	1
he may be	1
he might be	1
he preached	1
he sat	1
he shall have	1
he should	1
he taught	1
he that is	1
he withdrew	1
himself to be	1
i be	1
i shall	1
i should	1
if	1
imprisoned	1
in	1
it	1
it becometh	1
it pleased	1
it remaineth	1
it shall	1
it should be	1
joined hard to	1
just men	1
knowing	1
let it	1
make	1
may	1
may have	1
men	1
might	1
mighty	1
now i am	1
of	1
of daily	1
one	1
ought	1
owneth	1
perish	1
sat down	1
seeing	1
seeing that there are	1
seeing ye	1
shall be made	1
shall it	1
shall we	1
shalt	1
shalt be	1
shalt have	1
shalt thou be	1
she may be	1
she pass	1
she was	1
should have been	1
shouldest be	1
soweth	1
stand	1
taught	1
that he is	1
that he was	1
that there are	1
that there is	1
that there was	1
that they are	1
that they do good	1
the christ	1
the shepherd	1
them that are	1
there	1
they continued stedfastly	1
they looked stedfastly	1
they should be	1
they that were	1
thing is	1
this is	1
those things which be	1
thou mayest	1
thou wast	1
thou wert	1
though he was	1
though i be	1
though they were	1
to be known	1
to be made	1
to have been	1
to them who are	1
us was	1
used	1
was come	1
watched	1
we be	1
we cannot	1
we had been	1
we may be	1
we should	1
we that are	1
we would	1
went	1
went before	1
were it	1
what would follow	1
when i was	1
when it was	1
when there is	1
when thou wast	1
whereas i was	1
which am	1
which though	1
while	1
while i was	1
while she was	1
who was	1
who were	1
will come	1
ye	1
ye belong	1
ye have been	1
ye know	1
you	1

Verses containing G1510

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Hebrews 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
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Hebrews 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
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Hebrews 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
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Hebrews 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.
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Hebrews 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
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Hebrews 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
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Hebrews 7:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
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Hebrews 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
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Hebrews 8:4 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
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Hebrews 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
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Hebrews 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
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Hebrews 8:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
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Hebrews 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
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Hebrews 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
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Hebrews 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
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Hebrews 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
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Hebrews 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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Hebrews 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
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Hebrews 10:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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Hebrews 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
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Hebrews 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
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Hebrews 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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Hebrews 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
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Hebrews 11:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
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Hebrews 12:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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Hebrews 12:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
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Hebrews 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
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Hebrews 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
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James 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
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James 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
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James 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
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James 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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James 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
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James 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
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James 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
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James 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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James 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
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James 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
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James 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
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James 2:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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James 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
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James 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
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James 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
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James 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
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James 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
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James 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
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James 4:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
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James 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
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James 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
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James 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
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