James 1:14 KJV — MannaFest

James 1:14

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

DBT

But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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42 verses on the floor

Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Mark 7:21–22
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Ephesians 4:22
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Job 31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

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All passion, and rash anger, and vile affections, ought to be suppressed. The word of God should be made our chief study: and what we hear and know of it we must take care to practise, otherwise our religion will prove but a vain thing. To this is added an account wherein pure religion consists,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The method of sin in its proceeding. First it draws away, then entices. As holiness consists of two parts--forsaking that which is evil and cleaving to that which is good, so these two things, reversed, are the two parts of sin.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Even Satan's suggestions do not endanger us before they are made our own. Each one has his own peculiar (so the Greek) lust, arising from his own temperament and habit. Lust flows from the original birth-sin in man, inherited from Adam. drawn away--the beginning step in temptation: drawn away from truth and virtue. enticed--literally, "taken with a bait," as fish are.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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