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href="/bsb/james/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/james/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/james/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/james/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/james/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But a man is tempted, being drawn away and being enticed by the own desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/james/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/james/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/james/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/james/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/james/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/james/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/james/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed <i>and</i> baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/james/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/james/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/james/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/james/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We are tempted by our own desires that drag us off and trap us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/james/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/james/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone is tempted by his own desires as they lure him away and trap him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/james/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But we are tempted when we are drawn away and trapped by our own evil desires. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/james/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/james/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/james/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/james/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/james/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/james/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/james/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but each one is tempted, being led away and enticed by his own desires;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But a man is tempted, being drawn away and being enticed by the own desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/james/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/james/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/james/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/james/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, each one is tempted by his own desires, having been enticed and drawn away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/james/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/james/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/james/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But every man is tempted by his own lust; and he covets and is enticed.<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 />But each man is tempted from his own desire, and he lusts and he is seduced.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/james/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desire, and is deluded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/james/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />but each one is tempted by his own lusts, being drawn out, and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/james/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />but every person is tempted, when by his own peculiar passion he is born away, and ensnared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/james/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />a man is instigated, and drawn into the snare by his own vicious passions, which once indulg'd, are productive of sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/james/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But each one is tempted, when by his own desire he is drawn away and enticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/james/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But every <i>man</i> is tempted, <i>when</i> drawn aside and insnared by his own <i>vehement</i> desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/james/1-14.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=110" 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">13</span>When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="1538: hekastos (Adj-NMS) -- Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">each one</a> <a href="/greek/3985.htm" title="3985: peirazetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.">is tempted</a> <a href="/greek/5259.htm" title="5259: hypo (Prep) -- A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).">when by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idias (Adj-GFS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">own</a> <a href="/greek/1939.htm" title="1939: epithymias (N-GFS) -- Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.">evil desires</a> <a href="/greek/1828.htm" title="1828: exelkomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- From ek and helkuo; to drag forth, i.e. to entice.">he is lured away</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1185.htm" title="1185: deleazomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To allure, entice (by a bait). From the base of dolos; to entrap, i.e. delude.">enticed.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.…<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="/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="/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="/romans/7-23.htm">Romans 7:23</a></span><br />But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-17</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.<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="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21-23</a></span><br />With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. / He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">2 Peter 2:18</a></span><br />With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-3.htm">Ephesians 2:3</a></span><br />All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.<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="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">2 Timothy 3:6</a></span><br />They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.</p><p class="hdg">when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1,2</a></b></br> From whence <i>come</i> wars and fightings among you? <i>come they</i> not hence, <i>even</i> of your lusts that war in your members? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></b></br> And GOD saw that the wickedness of man <i>was</i> great in the earth, and <i>that</i> every imagination of the thoughts of his heart <i>was</i> only evil continually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></b></br> And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart <i>is</i> evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Bait</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-21.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Enticed</a> <a href="/james/1-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/james/1-13.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/james/1-13.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/james/1-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Bait</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/james/4-13.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/james/1-20.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/james/5-8.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Enticed</a> <a href="/james/1-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Lust</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/james/1-16.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/james/1-16.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/james/1-16.htm">Way</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/james/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/james/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/james/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But each one is tempted</b><br>Temptation is a universal human experience, as seen throughout Scripture. In <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, the serpent tempts Eve, illustrating the beginning of humanity's struggle with temptation. The Greek word for "tempted" here implies a testing or proving, which can lead to sin if not resisted. This aligns with <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a>, which assures believers that God provides a way to endure temptation.<p><b>when by his own evil desires</b><br>The phrase emphasizes personal responsibility in the face of temptation. Unlike external forces, it is the internal "evil desires" that lead to sin. This echoes <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>, which describes the heart as deceitful. The term "evil desires" can be linked to the concept of the flesh in <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a>, where Paul lists the works of the flesh, contrasting them with the fruit of the Spirit.<p><b>he is lured away</b><br>The imagery here is akin to a fish being drawn away from safety by bait. This metaphor highlights the deceptive nature of temptation, which often appears attractive but leads to danger. <a href="/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a> provides a vivid illustration of this process, describing a young man being led astray by an adulteress, symbolizing the seductive power of sin.<p><b>and enticed</b><br>The word "enticed" suggests being caught or trapped, similar to a hunter capturing prey. This reflects the cunning nature of sin, which entices individuals through their desires. <a href="/james/1-15.htm">James 1:15</a> continues this thought, showing the progression from desire to sin and ultimately to death. This progression is a warning to remain vigilant and rely on God's strength to resist temptation, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>, which describes the armor of God.<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 and a leader in the early Jerusalem church. He writes to Jewish Christians scattered abroad, offering practical wisdom for living out their faith.<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. James addresses their struggles and provides guidance on maintaining integrity and faithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temptation.htm">Temptation</a></b><br>A central theme in this passage, referring to the internal struggle against sinful desires. James emphasizes personal responsibility in the face of temptation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_temptation.htm">Understanding Temptation</a></b><br>Recognize that temptation originates from within, from our own desires. It is not external forces but our internal inclinations that lead us astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Acknowledge personal accountability in the face of temptation. We must not blame God or others but take ownership of our actions and choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>Be proactive in guarding your heart and mind against sinful desires. This involves regular prayer, scripture study, and accountability within the Christian community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_strength.htm">Seeking God's Strength</a></b><br>Rely on God's strength and wisdom to resist temptation. He provides the means to overcome, and we must actively seek His help through prayer and reliance on the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewing_the_mind.htm">Renewing the Mind</a></b><br>Engage in the renewal of the mind through scripture and spiritual disciplines. This transformation helps align our desires with God's will, reducing the power of temptation.<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/bible's_view_on_temptation.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on temptation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_temptation_exist_without_sin.htm">Is temptation possible without committing sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_avoid_temptation.htm">Can we avoid being led into temptation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_temptation_and_sin_differ.htm">How do temptation and sin differ?</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>(14) So far the inspired Apostle has spoken of the outward part of temptation; now he lays bare the inner--for we suffer the two-fold evil. From without come the whispers of Satan, by himself or his legionaries, skilled in all that may entice and delude the unwary soul. And if the doctrine be true that to every one a guardian angel is appointed, so also would seem to be the opposite idea, that each has some demon of the pit watching him incessantly, and commissioned specially for his utter destruction. How terrible must be the skill of such assailants, experienced in the arts which have deceived mankind since the first fatal day. But there is the limit of external power in this matter; the ablest and subtlest fiend can but guess what is passing in its victim's mind, and shape its snares accordingly. God only is the discerner of hearts, and the "spirit of man which is in him" alone, with its Maker, "knoweth the things of a man" (<a href="/1_corinthians/2-11.htm" title="For what man knows the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God.">1Corinthians 2:11</a>). The Holy Spirit "searcheth all things" (<a href="/james/1-10.htm" title="But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.">James 1:10</a>), and all are manifest in His sight (<a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm" title="Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.">Hebrews 4:13</a>), but to no less than His own omniscience. Satan, therefore, can merely act on his general knowledge of human nature, aided by particular guesses at the individual before him, whom he fain would destroy. He has learned too well the deep corruption of the heart, and knows what gaudy bait will most attract the longing and licentious eyes.<p><span class= "bld">Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of </span>(or, <span class= "ital">by</span>)<span class= "bld"> his own lust, and enticed.</span>--Evil humanity thrills responsive as a harp played by a cunning hand; but no power of hell can force its way through the barriers which God the Holy Ghost erects around the faithful and confiding soul: only by treason of the man himself can the great enemy enter in and reign.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/james/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14</span> states the true origin of temptation. While the <span class="accented">occasion</span> might be of God "in the order of his providence and of our spiritual training," the <span class="accented">inclination is</span> not of him. Compare with this verse the description of the harlot in <a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6-27</a>. Here lust is personified, and represented as a seducing harlot, to whose embraces man yields, and the result is the birth of sin, which in its turn gives birth to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/james/1-14.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">But</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">each one</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕκαστος</span> <span class="translit">(hekastos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> </span><span class="str2">Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is tempted</span><br /><span class="grk">πειράζεται</span> <span class="translit">(peirazetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[when] by</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπὸ</span> <span class="translit">(hypo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5259.htm">Strong's 5259: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his]</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">own</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδίας</span> <span class="translit">(idias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil desires</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπιθυμίας</span> <span class="translit">(epithymias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive 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">he is lured away</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξελκόμενος</span> <span class="translit">(exelkomenos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1828.htm">Strong's 1828: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ek and helkuo; to drag forth, i.e. to entice.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">enticed.</span><br /><span class="grk">δελεαζόμενος</span> <span class="translit">(deleazomenos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1185.htm">Strong's 1185: </a> </span><span class="str2">To allure, entice (by a bait). 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