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James 1:14

But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

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ASV

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

KJV

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἕκαστοςhekastosA manG1538 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
πειράζεταιpeirazetaiis temptedG3985 →
ὑπὸhupobyG5259 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
ἰδίαςidiasownG2398 →
ἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasdesireG1939 →
ἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosbeing drawn awayG1828 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
δελεαζόμενος·deleazomenosbeing enticed;G1185 →

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Mark 7:21–22For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Matthew 15:18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?Hebrews 3:13But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.Romans 7:13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.James 4:1–2What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”Romans 7:11For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.Job 31:27so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,2 Samuel 11:2–3One 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.Joshua 7:21–24When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”Matthew 15:20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”1 Kings 21:2–4So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

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