Parallel Verses

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 American Standard Bible

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.

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, and He Himself doesn’t tempt anyone.

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:

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.

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Let no man
μηδείς μηδεμία μηδέν 
medeis 
no man, nothing, no, none, not, anything,
Usage: 79

say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

he is tempted
πειράζω 
Peirazo 
Usage: 33

I am tempted
πειράζω 
Peirazo 
Usage: 33

of
ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

God
θεός 
theos 
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151
Usage: 1151

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ἀπείραστος 
Apeirastos 
Usage: 1

with evil
κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

πειράζω 
Peirazo 
Usage: 33

he

Usage: 0

Devotionals

Devotionals about James 1:13

Devotionals containing James 1:13

Images James 1:13

Context Readings

Testing And Tempting

12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. 13 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. 14 But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.



Cross References

Isaiah 63:17

Why, Lord, do you make us stray from your ways, and make our minds stubborn so that we do not obey you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance!

Habakkuk 2:12-13

The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead -- he who starts a town by unjust deeds.

Romans 9:19-20

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?"

James 1:2

My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 1:12

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Genesis 3:12

The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."

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