James 1:13 BSB — MannaFest

James 1:13

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

KJV

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:

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Commentary

5 voices

Cyril of Jerusalem

SERMON ON THE PARALYTIC 17 (386)

If ever we find ourselves afflicted by illness, grief or trouble, let us not blame God, for God cannot be tempted by evil and does not tempt anyone. Each of us is scourged with the ropes of our own sins.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Let no man say when he is tempted,.... Here the apostle uses the word "tempted", in another sense than he did before.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is very bad to sin; but is much worse, when we have done amiss, to charge it upon God, and say it was owing to him. Those who lay the blame of their sins either upon their constitution or upon their condition in the world, or who pretend they are under a fatal necessity of sinning, wrong God, as if he were the author of sin.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God - See the remarks on the previous verse. The apostle here seems to have had his eye on whatever there was in trial of any kind to induce us to commit sin - whether by complaining, by murmuring, by apostacy, or by yielding to sin. So far as that was concerned, he said that no one should charge it on God. He did nothing in any way with a view to induce men to do evil.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The Greek is not "tempted by," but, "from," implying indirect agency. cannot be tempted with evil, &c.--"Neither do any of our sins tempt God to entice us to worse things, nor does He tempt any of His own accord" (literally, "of Himself"; compare the antithesis, Jas 1:18, "Of His own will He begat us" to holiness, so far is He from tempting us of His own will) [BENGEL].

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Μηδεὶς	Mēdeis	No one	G3367 →
πειραζόμενος	peirazomenos	being tempted	G3985 →
λεγέτω	legetō	should say	G3004 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἀπὸ	apo	By	G575 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
πειράζομαι·	peirazomai	I am being tempted;	G3985 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	For	G1063 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
ἀπείραστός	apeirastos	unable to be tempted	G551 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
κακῶν,	kakōn	by evils,	G2556 →
πειράζει	peirazei	tempts	G3985 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
αὐτὸς	autos	He Himself	G846 →
οὐδένα·	oudena	no [one];	G3762 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Matthew 5:10–12
  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Luke 6:22–23
  Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Through
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- Revelation 2:10
  Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
- James 5:11
  See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

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