Focused Passage

James 1:12-15

Endurance, Wisdom, and the Implanted Word

James moves from the testing of faith in trials, to the need for God-given wisdom, to the danger of desire-born temptation, to the call to receive and obey the implanted word in pure and undefiled religion.

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12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

13When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

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Verse 12

Original words

Blessed [is the]ΜακάριοςG3107Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularperseveresὑπομένειG5278Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularunder trialπειρασμόνG3986Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionwhen he hasγενόμενοςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singularstood the testδόκιμοςG1384Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularhe will receiveλήμψεταιG2983Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrownστέφανονG4735Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof lifeζωῆςG2222Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular[God] has promisedἐπηγγείλατοG1861Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto those whoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralloveἀγαπῶσινG25Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 13

Original words

When temptedπειραζόμενοςG3985Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularno oneΜηδεὶςG3367Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularshould sayλεγέτωG3004Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvἈπὸG575PrepositionGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis tempting meπειράζομαιG3985Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularForγὰρG1063Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularcannot be temptedἀπείραστόςG551Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularby evilκακῶνG2556Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural[nor]δὲG1161ConjunctionvvvαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singulardoes He temptπειράζειG3985Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[anyone]οὐδέναG3762Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctioneach oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularis temptedπειράζεταιG3985Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[when] byὑπὸG5259Preposition[his]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularownἰδίαςG2398Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singularevil desiresἐπιθυμίαςG1939Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularhe is lured awayἐξελκόμενοςG1828Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionenticedδελεαζόμενοςG1185Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

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ThenεἶταG1534Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular[after] desireἐπιθυμίαG1939Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas conceivedσυλλαβοῦσαG4815Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singularit gives birth toτίκτειG5088Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsinἁμαρτίαG266Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwhen it is full-grownἀποτελεσθεῖσαG658Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singulargives birth toἀποκύειG616Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardeathθάνατονG2288Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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