James 1:13

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¹³When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

Habakkuk 2:12-13

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¹²“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed^(A)
    and establishes a town by injustice!
¹³Has not the Lord Almighty determined
    that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,^(B)
    that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?^(C)

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Genesis 3:12

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¹²The man said, “The woman you put here with me^(A)—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

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Genesis 3:12 in all English translations

James 1:12

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¹²Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial^(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life^(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.^(C)

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James 1:2

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Trials and Temptations

²Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,^(A)

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Footnotes

James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.

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Romans 9:19-20

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¹⁹One of you will say to me:^(A) “Then why does God still blame us?^(B) For who is able to resist his will?”^(C) ²⁰But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?^(D) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,^(E) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”^[a]^(F)

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Footnotes

Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9

Isaiah 63:17

New International Version

¹⁷Why, Lord, do you make us wander^(A) from your ways
and harden our hearts^(B) so we do not revere^(C) you?
Return^(D) for the sake of your servants,
the tribes that are your inheritance.^(E)