James 1:13
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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:When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
In other translations
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:When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
Greek words
ΜηδεὶςMēdeisNo oneG3367πειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosbeing temptedG3985λεγέτωlegetōshould sayG3004ὅτιhotithatG3754ἀπὸapoByG575τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouGodG2316πειράζομαι·peirazomaiI am being tempted;G3985ὁho<the>G3588γὰρgarForG1063θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἀπείραστόςapeirastosunable to be temptedG551ἐστινestinisG1510κακῶν,kakōnby evils,G2556πειράζειpeirazeitemptsG3985δὲdenowG1161αὐτὸςautosHe HimselfG846οὐδένα·oudenano [one];G3762
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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- Habakkuk 2:12-1312 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! 13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity! 13 Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
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- Isaiah 63:17O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
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