Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

New American Standard Bible

Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

King James Version

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Holman Bible

Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.

International Standard Version

When that desire becomes pregnant, it gives birth to sin; and when that sin grows up, it gives birth to death.

A Conservative Version

Then the lust having conceived, it gives birth to sin, and after being complete the sin brings forth death.

American Standard Version

Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

Amplified

Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death.

An Understandable Version

Then, when the evil desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin. And when sin is fully grown, it produces [spiritual] death.

Anderson New Testament

So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.

Common New Testament

Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is full-grown, it brings forth death.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and the genuine offspring of sin is death.

Darby Translation

then lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.

Godbey New Testament

Then the lust, conceiving, brings forth sin; and sin, having been perfected, produces death.

Goodspeed New Testament

Then desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin is mature, it brings forth death.

John Wesley New Testament

Then desire having conceived, bringeth forth sin; and sin being perfected, bringeth forth death.

Julia Smith Translation

So then lust conceiving, brings forth sin: and sin performed, produces death.

King James 2000

Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then desire, [after it] has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, [when it] is brought to completion, gives birth to death.

Modern King James verseion

Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin. And sin, when it is fully formed, brings forth death.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then when lust hath conceived, she bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.

Moffatt New Testament

then Desire conceives and breeds Sin, while Sin matures and gives birth to Death.

Montgomery New Testament

Then lust conceives and gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is mature, brings forth death.

NET Bible

Then when desire conceives, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is full grown, it gives birth to death.

New Heart English Bible

Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

Noyes New Testament

then lust, having conceived, bringeth forth sin, and sin, when completed, bringeth forth death.

Sawyer New Testament

then the desire taking effect produces sin, and sin being finished brings forth death.

The Emphasized Bible

Then, the coveting, having conceived, giveth birth to sin, and, the sin, when full-grown, bringeth forth death.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then passion impregnated, bringeth forth sin, and sin reaching its consummation, bringeth forth death.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Then Passion conceives and gives birth to Sin, and Sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth Death.

Webster

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Weymouth New Testament

Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.

Williams New Testament

Then evil desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin is completed, it brings forth death.

World English Bible

Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

Worrell New Testament

Then the desire, having conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when completed, brings forth death.

Worsley New Testament

Then desire having conceived bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.

Youngs Literal Translation

afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
εἶτα 
Eita 
Usage: 12

ἐπιθυμία 
Epithumia 
Usage: 35

συλλαμβάνω 
Sullambano 
Usage: 14

τίκτω 
Tikto 
bring forth, be delivered, be born, be in travail, bear
Usage: 18

sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143
Usage: 143

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

when it is finished
ἀποτελέω 
Apoteleo 
Usage: 1

ἀποκυέω 
Apokueo 
Usage: 2

Devotionals

Devotionals about James 1:15

Devotionals containing James 1:15

References

American

Easton

Sin

Fausets

Images James 1:15

Context Readings

Testing And Tempting

14 But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire. 15 Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death. 16 Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

Cross References

Job 15:35

Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.

Psalm 7:14

That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

Isaiah 59:4

No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.

Genesis 2:17

But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

Genesis 3:17-19

And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

Genesis 4:5-8

But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

Psalm 9:17

The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.

Micah 2:1-3

A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

Matthew 26:14

Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

Matthew 26:48-59

Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.

Acts 5:1-3

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,

Romans 5:12-21

For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

Romans 6:21-23

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

Revelation 20:14-15

And death and Hell were put into the sea of fire. This is the second death, even the sea of fire.

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