13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “(A)I am being tempted [a]by God”; for God cannot be tempted [b]by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then (B)when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when (C)sin [c]is accomplished, it brings forth death.

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  1. James 1:13 Lit from
  2. James 1:13 Lit of evil things
  3. James 1:15 Lit is brought to completion