James 1:16

Be not deceived, my beloved brethren;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

In Context

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

17every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.

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Cross References

Mark 12:24And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

1 Corinthians 6:9Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither lewd persons, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,

Philippians 2:12So, then, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

Colossians 2:4Now I say this, that no one may deceive you by persuasive words.

2 Timothy 2:18who, as it respects the truth, have erred, saying that the resurrection has already taken place; and they overthrow the faith of some.

James 1:19So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

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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