SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:22
Mas sed hacedores de la Palabra, y no tan solamente oidores, engandoos a vosotros mismos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - James 1:22
Verse 22. But be ye doers of the word] They had heard this doctrine; they had believed it; but they had put it to no practical use. They were downright Antinomians, who put a sort of stupid, inactive faith in the place of all moral righteousness. This is sufficiently evident from the second chapter. Deceiving your own selves.] paralogizomenoi eautouv? Imposing on your own selves by sophistical arguments; this is the meaning of the words. They had reasoned themselves into a state of carnal security, and the object of St. James is, to awake them out of their sleep.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 22. But be ye doers of the word , etc.] And they are such, who spiritually understand it; gladly receive it; and from the heart obey it, and make a sincere and ingenuous profession of it; and who submit to the ordinances it directs to, and keep them as they have been delivered; and live, and walk, becoming their profession of it. The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, be ye doers of the law; and so one of Stephens's copies, as in ( Romans 2:13) and not hearers only ; though the word should be heard swiftly and readily, and received with meekness; yet it should not be barely heard, and assented to; but what is heard should be put in practice; and especially men should not depend upon their hearing, as if that would save them; this is deceiving your own selves; such as rest upon the outward hearing of the word will be sadly deceived, and will find themselves miserably mistaken, another day; (see Luke 13:25,26). Arguments taken from hence are like the sophisms, paralogisms, and false reasonings of sophisters, which carry a fair show, and ensnare and deceive.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-25 - If we heard a sermon every day of the week, and an angel from heave were the preacher, yet, if we rested in hearing only, it would neve bring us to heaven. Mere hearers are self-deceivers; and self-decei will be found the worst deceit at last. If we flatter ourselves, it is our own fault; the truth, as it is in Jesus, flatters no man. Let the word of truth be carefully attended to, and it will set before us the corruption of our nature, the disorders of our hearts and lives; and it will tell us plainly what we are. Our sins are the spots the la discovers: Christ's blood is the laver the gospel shows. But in vain d we hear God's word, and look into the gospel glass, if we go away, an forget our spots, instead of washing them off; and forget our remedy instead of applying to it. This is the case with those who do not hea the word as they ought. In hearing the word, we look into it for counsel and direction, and when we study it, it turns to our spiritual life. Those who keep in the law and word of God, are, and shall be blessed in all their ways. His gracious recompence hereafter, would be connected with his present peace and comfort. Every part of Divin revelation has its use, in bringing the sinner to Christ for salvation and in directing and encouraging him to walk at liberty, by the Spiri of adoption, according to the holy commands of God. And mark the distinctness, it is not for his deeds, that any man is blessed, but in his deed. It is not talking, but walking, that will bring us to heaven Christ will become more precious to the believer's soul, which by his grace will become more fitted for the inheritance of the saints in light.
Greek Textus Receptus
γινεσθε 1096 5737 δε 1161 ποιηται 4163 λογου 3056 και 2532 μη 3361 μονον 3440 ακροαται 202 παραλογιζομενοι 3884 5740 εαυτους 1438
Vincent's NT Word Studies
22. Hearers (akroatai). Used by James only.Deceiving (paralogizomenoi). From para, beside, contrary to, and logizomai, to reckon, and hence to conclude by reasoning. The deception referred to is, therefore, that into which one betrays himself by false reasoning - reasoning beside the truth.
