person who is only a hearer of God’s Word and the one who is both a hearer and a doer (1:23–25). The pedestrian paraphrase of 1:22 in the NIV must be set aside for the splendid accuracy of the AV (or any of RAV, NASB and RSV): ‘But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.’ We are better at spectating than participating. We love to watch others, but prefer to do nothing ourselves. I believe the greatest sorrow of true ministers