James 1:13-15
New English Translation
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil,[a] and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires. 15 Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.
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- James 1:13 tn Or “God must not be tested by evil people.”
James 1:13-15
Lexham English Bible
13 No one who is being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted[a] by evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each one is tempted when he[b] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires. 15 Then desire, after it[c] has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it[d] is brought to completion, gives birth to death.
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- James 1:13 Literally “is without temptation”
- James 1:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is dragged away”) which is understood as temporal
- James 1:15 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“has conceived”) which is understood as temporal
- James 1:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is brought to completion”) which is understood as temporal
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