James 1:15
Then passion conceives and gives birth to sin, and sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth death.
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14A man is in every case tempted by their own passions – allured and enticed by them.
16Do not be deceived, my dear friends.
Cross References
Genesis 2:17except from the tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil; from this you must not eat, for on the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”
Genesis 3:17To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and ate from the tree about which I ordered you: ‘You must never eat from it’ the ground will be cursed because of you; as long as you live, you will earn a living only by anguished toil.
Psalms 9:17Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God.
Micah 2:1Woe to those who lie awake planning evil, who in the light of morning carry out their plan because they have the power to do it.
Matthew 26:48Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. “The man whom I kiss,” he had said, “will be the one; arrest him.”
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 →