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And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/james/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/james/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Then desire having conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin having become fully grown, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/james/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/james/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/james/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/james/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/james/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/james/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully matured, it brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/james/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/james/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/james/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/james/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/james/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our desires make us sin, and when sin is finished with us, it leaves us dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/james/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/james/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin. When sin grows up, it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/james/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/james/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When that desire becomes pregnant, it gives birth to sin; and when that sin grows up, it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/james/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/james/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/james/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/james/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/james/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/james/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />afterward the desire having conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin having been perfected, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Then desire having conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin having become fully grown, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/james/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/james/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />So then lust conceiving, brings forth sin: and sin performed, produces death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/james/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then when concupiscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it is completed, begetteth death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/james/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Thereafter, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin. Yet truly sin, when it has been consummated, produces death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/james/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/james/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/james/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin when it has matured, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/james/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And this desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to sin, but sin, when it has matured, gives birth to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/james/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/james/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then the lust, conceiving, brings forth sin; and sin, having been perfected, produces death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/james/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then passion impregnated, bringeth forth sin, and sin reaching its consummation, bringeth forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/james/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and the genuine offspring of sin is death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/james/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Then the desire, having conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when completed, brings forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/james/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Then desire having conceived bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/james/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xUBCzqsAGw?start=118" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/james/1.htm">Good and Perfect Gifts</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1534.htm" title="1534: eita (Adv) -- A particle of succession, then, moreover.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1939.htm" title="1939: epithymia (N-NFS) -- Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.">after desire</a> <a href="/greek/4815.htm" title="4815: syllabousa (V-APA-NFS) -- From sun and lambano; to clasp, i.e. Seize; specially, to conceive; by implication, to aid.">has conceived,</a> <a href="/greek/5088.htm" title="5088: tiktei (V-PIA-3S) -- A strengthened form of a primary teko tek'-o; to produce, literally or figuratively.">it gives birth to</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartian (N-AFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin;</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartia (N-NFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin,</a> <a href="/greek/658.htm" title="658: apotelestheisa (V-APP-NFS) -- To complete, accomplish, form fully, perfect, bring to maturity. From apo and teleo; to complete entirely, i.e. Consummate.">when it is full-grown,</a> <a href="/greek/616.htm" title="616: apokyei (V-PIA-3S) -- From apo and the base of kuma; to breed forth, i.e. to generate.">gives birth to</a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanaton (N-AMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">death.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6</a></span><br />When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a></span><br />There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Romans 7:5</a></span><br />For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></span><br />One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22-23</a></span><br />The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. / He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-32</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a></span><br />Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.</p><p class="hdg">when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6</a></b></br> And when the woman saw that the tree <i>was</i> good for food, and that it <i>was</i> pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make <i>one</i> wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5-8</a></b></br> But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-35.htm">Job 15:35</a></b></br> They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.</p><p class="hdg">sin, when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a></b></br> But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a></b></br> And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed <i>is</i> the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat <i>of</i> it all the days of thy life; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a></b></br> The wicked shall be turned into hell, <i>and</i> all the nations that forget God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_timothy/4-17.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-17.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Conceives</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/james/1-14.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/james/1-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Fullgrown</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Full-Grown</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-21.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/james/1-5.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-24.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/james/1-14.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">Parent</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Perfected</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-23.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/1_john/5-6.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/james/1-18.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/james/2-22.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/genesis/4-1.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Conceives</a> <a href="/james/2-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/james/3-14.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/james/1-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/james/2-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Fullgrown</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Full-Grown</a> <a href="/james/2-4.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/james/1-25.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/revelation/2-3.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">Parent</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/james/2-22.htm">Perfected</a> <a href="/james/2-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/james/1-24.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">James 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/1-1.htm">James greets the twelve tribes among the nations;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/1-2.htm">exhorts to rejoice in trials and temptations;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">to ask patience of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/1-13.htm">and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, to him,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/1-19.htm">but rather to hearken to the word, to meditate on it, and to do thereafter.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/1-26.htm">Otherwise men may seem, but never be, truly religious.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of conception suggests that desire, when nurtured, leads to a tangible outcome. In biblical context, desire often refers to lust or covetousness, which are condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Exodus 20:17</a>, <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a>). The metaphor of conception implies an initial stage where desire is entertained and allowed to grow. This aligns with the biblical teaching that sin begins in the heart (<a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a>). The use of conception also echoes the creation narrative, where God’s design for life is perverted by sin.<p><b>it gives birth to sin</b><br>The birth of sin from desire indicates a progression from internal temptation to external action. This reflects the biblical understanding that sin is not merely an act but a condition of the heart (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>). The language of birth suggests inevitability once desire is fully embraced, highlighting the importance of resisting temptation early. This concept is mirrored in the story of Cain and Abel, where God warns Cain that sin is crouching at the door (<a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a>). The birth imagery also contrasts with the new birth in Christ, emphasizing the need for spiritual rebirth (<a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3</a>).<p><b>and sin, when it is full-grown</b><br>The idea of sin maturing suggests a process where sin becomes more entrenched and dominant in a person's life. This reflects the biblical theme of the deceitfulness of sin, which hardens the heart over time (<a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a>). The growth of sin can be seen in the lives of biblical figures like King Saul, whose initial disobedience led to a complete rejection of God (1 Samuel 15). The concept of sin maturing also warns of the cumulative effect of sin, which can lead to greater bondage and separation from God.<p><b>gives birth to death</b><br>This final outcome of sin is consistent with the biblical teaching that the wages of sin is death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). Death here refers not only to physical death but also to spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God. The imagery of birth leading to death is paradoxical, emphasizing the destructive nature of sin. This concept is rooted in the Genesis account, where sin leads to the curse of death (<a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17, 3</a>:19). Theologically, this underscores the need for salvation through Jesus Christ, who conquers death and offers eternal life (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/james.htm">James</a></b><br>The author of the epistle, traditionally identified as James, the brother of Jesus. He was a leader in the early Jerusalem church and wrote to Jewish Christians scattered abroad.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a></b><br>The primary audience of the letter, who were facing trials and temptations in their faith journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temptation_and_sin.htm">Temptation and Sin</a></b><br>The process described in the verse, illustrating the progression from desire to sin and ultimately to death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_birth_of_sin.htm">The Birth of Sin</a></b><br>Temptation itself is not sin, but when desire is entertained and nurtured, it conceives sin. Believers must guard their hearts and minds against dwelling on sinful desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_growth_of_sin.htm">The Growth of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not static; it grows and matures if left unchecked. Christians are called to confess and repent of sin promptly to prevent its growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_sin.htm">The Consequence of Sin</a></b><br>The ultimate consequence of unchecked sin is death, both spiritual and physical. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_personal_responsibility.htm">The Role of Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>James emphasizes personal responsibility in the process of sin. Believers must take ownership of their desires and actions, seeking God's strength to overcome temptation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Constant vigilance and reliance on the Holy Spirit are necessary to resist the progression from desire to sin. Regular prayer, Bible study, and fellowship with other believers are vital practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_james_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from James 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_juneteenth's_meaning_to_christians.htm">What does 'Sin Brings Forth Death' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_husbands_love_their_wives.htm">What is the consequence of sin according to scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_lust,_temptation.htm">What does the Bible say about lust and temptation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sin_of_commission.htm">What is the sin of commission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/james/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Then when lust have conceived. . . .</span>--Then come the downward steps of ruin--Lust, having conceived, bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. The image well depicts the repellent subject. The small beginning, from some vain delight or worldly lust and pleasure; next from the vile embrace, as of an harlot--sin, growing in all its rank luxuriance, until it bear and engender, horribly, of itself, its deadly child. The word of parturition is frightful in the sense it would convey, as of some monstrous deformity, a hideous progeny ten-fold more cursed than its begetter.<p>The one effect of sin, more especially that of the flesh here alluded to, must be Death. The act itself is mortiferous, the result inevitable; just as much so, and as naturally, as the work of poison on the body. There are antidotes for both, but they must be given in time; the door of mercy stands not always open, nor will the "fountain opened . . . for sin and uncleanness" (<a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm" title="In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.">Zechariah 13:1</a>) flow on for ever. "Because," says the Wisdom of God (<a href="/context/proverbs/1-24.htm" title="Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;">Proverbs 1:24-26</a>), "I have called, and ye refused . . . I also will laugh at your calamity." "The wages of sin is death" (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm" title="For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.">Romans 6:23</a>), and their paymaster is the devil.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/james/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15</span> shows where temptation passes into sin. <span class="greek">Ἐπιθυμία</span>, lust, is clearly not in itself "true and proper sin," but it is no less clear that, as our Article IX. says it "hath of itself the <span class="accented">nature</span> of sin." With this whole passage we should compare St. Paul's teaching on <span class="greek">ἐπιθυμία</span>, <span class="greek">ἀμαρτιὰ</span>, and <span class="greek">θανατός</span>, in <a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7-11</a>. <span class="greek">Ἀποκύειν</span> occurs only here and in ver. 18; translate, <span class="accented">gendereth.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/james/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶτα</span> <span class="translit">(eita)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1534.htm">Strong's 1534: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of succession, then, moreover.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[after] desire</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπιθυμία</span> <span class="translit">(epithymia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1939.htm">Strong's 1939: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has conceived,</span><br /><span class="grk">συλλαβοῦσα</span> <span class="translit">(syllabousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4815.htm">Strong's 4815: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sun and lambano; to clasp, i.e. Seize; specially, to conceive; by implication, to aid.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it gives birth to</span><br /><span class="grk">τίκτει</span> <span class="translit">(tiktei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5088.htm">Strong's 5088: </a> </span><span class="str2">A strengthened form of a primary teko tek'-o; to produce, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sin;</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτίαν</span> <span class="translit">(hamartian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sin,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτία</span> <span class="translit">(hamartia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when it is fully grown,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποτελεσθεῖσα</span> <span class="translit">(apotelestheisa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_658.htm">Strong's 658: </a> </span><span class="str2">To complete, accomplish, form fully, perfect, bring to maturity. From apo and teleo; to complete entirely, i.e. Consummate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gives birth to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκύει</span> <span class="translit">(apokyei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_616.htm">Strong's 616: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and the base of kuma; to breed forth, i.e. to generate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">death.</span><br /><span class="grk">θάνατον</span> <span class="translit">(thanaton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, physical or spiritual. 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