Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
No one who is being tempted should say, "I am being tempted by God," for God {cannot be tempted} by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
New American Standard Bible
Let no one say when he is tempted, “
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God is not tempted by evil,
International Standard Version
When someone is tempted, he should not say, "I am being tempted by God," because God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
A Conservative Version
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God” [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one.
An Understandable Version
No one should say when he is tempted, "God is tempting me," because God cannot be tempted by evil and He does not tempt anyone.
Anderson New Testament
Let no one say, when he is tempted, My temptation is from God; for God can not be tempted by evils, and he himself tempts no man.
Bible in Basic English
Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:
Common New Testament
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself does not tempt anyone.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Let no man under temptation, say, it is God that tempts him; for as he is incapable of moral evil, he can't influence any one thereto.
Darby Translation
Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.
Godbey New Testament
Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God can not be tempted with evils, and he tempts no one:
Goodspeed New Testament
No one should think when he is tempted that his temptation comes from God, for God is incapable of being tempted by what is evil, and he does not tempt anyone.
John Wesley New Testament
Let no man when he is tempted say, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.
Julia Smith Translation
Let none say being tempted, that I am tempted of God: for God is not tempted of evils, and he tempts none:
King James 2000
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:
Modern King James verseion
Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evils, and He tempts no one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let no man say when he is tempted that he is tempted of God: for God tempteth not unto evil, neither tempteth he any man.
Moffatt New Testament
Let no one who is tried by temptation say, 'My temptation comes from God'; God is incapable of being tempted by evil and he tempts no one.
Montgomery New Testament
When he is being tempted, let no one say, "It is God who tempts me," for God cannot be tempted with evil, nor does he tempt any man.
NET Bible
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
New Heart English Bible
Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Noyes New Testament
Let no one when he is tempted, say, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he tempteth no one.
Sawyer New Testament
Let no tempted one say, I am tempted by God; for God is not subject to temptation by evils, and he tempts no one.
The Emphasized Bible
Let, no one, while tempted, be saying - From God, am I tempted, - for, God, cannot be tempted by things evil, and, himself, tempteth no one;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let no man under temptation say, I am tempted of God: for God is incapable of temptation from evils, and he tempteth no man:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Let no one say, when he is tempted, "It is God who is tempting me!" For God, who cannot be tempted to do wrong, does not himself tempt any one.
Webster
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
Weymouth New Testament
Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is from God;" for God is incapable of being tempted to do evil, and He Himself tempts no one.
Williams New Testament
No one must say, when he is tempted to do evil, "I have a temptation from God to do evil," for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and He never tempts anyone to do so.
World English Bible
Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God can't be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Worrell New Testament
Let no one, when tempted, say, "I am tempted from God"; for God cannot be tempted with evils, and He Himself tempteth no one.
Worsley New Testament
Let no one that is tempted say, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted by evils, and He tempteth no one.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let no one say, being tempted -- 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,
Themes
Temptation » When people are tempted
Temptation » God not tempting anyone
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Testing And Tempting
12 Blessed [is] the person who endures testing, because [when he] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him. 13 No one who is being tempted should say, "I am being tempted by God," for God {cannot be tempted} by evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each one is tempted [when he] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires.
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Isaiah 63:17
Why do you make us wander, Yahweh? You harden our heart from your ways {so that we do not fear} you. Turn back for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance.
Habakkuk 2:12-13
Woe to [him who] builds a city by bloodguilt, and [who] founds a city by wickedness!
Romans 9:19-20
Therefore you will say to me, "Why then does he still find fault? For who has resisted his will?
James 1:2
Consider [it] all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,
James 1:12
Blessed [is] the person who endures testing, because [when he] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.
Genesis 3:12
And the man replied, "The woman whom you gave [to be] with me--she gave to me from the tree and I ate."