James 1:14

But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desire, and is deluded.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

In Context

13Let no one say, when he is tempted, My temptation is from God; for God can not be tempted by evils, and he himself tempts no man.

15So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:18But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man.

Matthew Henry on James 1:14-19

Procedure and Results of Sin. ( a. d. 61.) 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no… Read the whole commentary →

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