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for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
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Commentators describe the person in this verse as taking a look in the mirror of God's Word, seeing themselves clearly for a moment, and then walking away and immediately forgetting what they saw. This illustrates the danger of hearing truth in a sermon or Bible reading but allowing the impression to fade without leading to any real change. The knowledge is momentary and superficial.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For he beholdeth himself. While he looks in the mirror he sees his true appearance.
And goeth his way, and straightway forgette…
He beholdeth himself (κατενοησεν εαυτον). Usually explained as gnomic aorist like those in 1:11, but the ordinary force of the ten…
19th Century
Anglican
For he beholds himself . . .—Better, for he beheld himself and went his way, and immediately forgot what he was. Like the…
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Baptist
But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if any man is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a …
The author proceeds to explain why people should do more than merely listen to the truth, using the illustration of a man who “looks at his face in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For he beholdeth himself, and goes his way He takes a slight glance of himself, and departs:
and …
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