James 1:14

But each one is tempted by his own lusts, being drawn away and seduced by them.

English Majority Text (NT)

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, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.

15Then lust, when it conceives, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a 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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