James 1:15
Then when concupiscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it is completed, begetteth death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
14But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured.
16Do not err, therefore, my dearest brethren.
Cross References
Genesis 2:17But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. for in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.
Genesis 3:17And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work; with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life.
Job 15:35He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits.
Psalms 9:17The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.
Micah 2:1Woe to you that devise that which is unprofitable, and work evil in your beds: in the morning light they execute it, because their hand is against God.
Matthew 26:48And he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast.
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 →