But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. Obey the gospel, and do not merely listen to it. .

Deceiving your own selves<…

Doers of the word.—Acting up to the full of their knowledge, whether gained by the spoken or the written Word of God. There is a f…

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your sou…

The author next discusses putting the Word into practice. It is not enough merely to “listen to the word” or, by the same token, merely to read it.…

Be ye doers of the word. The doer here is not the same as in Romans 2:13, who satisfied the law of God and fulfilled it in every part, but…

But be you doers of the word
And they are such, who spiritually understand it; gladly receive it; and from the heart…

If we heard a sermon every day of the week, and an angel from heaven were the preacher, yet, if we relied on hearing only, it would never bring us …