Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

But each man is tempted by his own lust, being drawn away and enticed.

New American Standard Bible

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.

International Standard Version

Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

An Understandable Version

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own evil desire.

Anderson New Testament

But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desire, and is deluded.

Bible in Basic English

But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.

Common New Testament

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own desire.

Daniel Mace New Testament

a man is instigated, and drawn into the snare by his own vicious passions, which once indulg'd, are productive of sin,

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

but each one is tempted by his own lusts, being drawn out, and enticed.

Goodspeed New Testament

When anyone is tempted, it is by his own desire that he is enticed and allured.

John Wesley New Testament

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own desire and inticed.

Julia Smith Translation

And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But each one is tempted [when he] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires.

Modern King James verseion

But each one is tempted by his lusts, being drawn away and seduced by them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But every man is tempted, drawn away, and enticed of his own concupiscence.

Moffatt New Testament

Everyone is tempted as he is beguiled and allured by his own desire;

Montgomery New Testament

But each man is tempted by his own lusts that allure and entice him.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Noyes New Testament

But each one is tempted when by his own lust he is led away and enticed;

Sawyer New Testament

But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his desires, and enticed;

The Emphasized Bible

But, each one, is tempted, when, by his own coveting, he is drawn out and enticed,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

but every person is tempted, when by his own peculiar passion he is born away, and ensnared.

Twentieth Century New Testament

A man is in every case tempted by his own passions--allured and enticed by them.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.

Williams New Testament

But anyone is tempted to do evil when he is allured by his own evil desire and enticed by a bait.

World English Bible

But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Worrell New Testament

But each one is tempted, when by his own desire he is drawn away and enticed.

Worsley New Testament

But every man is tempted, when drawn aside and insnared by his own vehement desire.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἕκαστος 
hekastos 
Usage: 73

is tempted
πειράζω 
Peirazo 
Usage: 33

when he is drawn away
ἐξέλκω 
Exelko 
Usage: 1

of
ὑπό 
Hupo 
of, by, under, with, in, not tr,
Usage: 188

ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

ἐπιθυμία 
Epithumia 
Usage: 35

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

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Context Readings

Testing And Tempting

13 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. 14 But each man is tempted by his own lust, being drawn away and enticed. 15 Then the lust having conceived, it gives birth to sin, and after being complete the sin brings forth death.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

And LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21

And LORD smelled the sweet savor. And LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I again any more smite everything

Joshua 7:21-24

When I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylon mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. And, behold, they are hid in the ground in the midst of my tent

2 Samuel 11:2-3

And it came to pass at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

1 Kings 21:2-4

And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard that I may have it for a garden of herbs because it is near to my house. And I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it, or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee th

Job 31:9

If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor's door,

Job 31:27

and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Hosea 13:9

It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou are] against me, against thy help.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you, that every man who looks on a woman to crave her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 15:18

But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.

Matthew 15:20

These are things defiling the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

Mark 7:21-22

For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,

Romans 7:11

For sin, having taken opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me.

Romans 7:13

Has therefore what is good become death to me? May it not happen! Instead, it is sin, so that it might be revealed, sin working death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment sin might become sinful to extreme.

Ephesians 4:22

for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,

Hebrews 3:13

But exhort each other during each day, while it is called Today, lest any of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

James 4:1-2

From where are wars and fightings among you? Is it not from here: from your pleasures warring in your body-parts?

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