James 1:13

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
James 1:13
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Original language (Greek)

Μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι· ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστιν κακῶν, πειράζει δὲ αὐτὸς οὐδένα·

  1. ΜηδεὶςMēdeis“No one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from μηδείς · “nothing” · Strong's G3367
  2. πειραζόμενοςpeirazomenos“being tempted”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985G
  3. λεγέτωlegetō“should say”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  5. ἀπὸapo“By”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  6. θεοῦtheou“God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  7. πειράζομαι·peirazomai“I am being tempted;”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 1st person singular · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985G
  8. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. γὰρgar“For”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  10. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  11. ἀπείραστόςapeirastos“unable to be tempted”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπείραστος · “untempted” · Strong's G0551
  12. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. κακῶν,kakōn“by evils,”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from κακός · “evil/harm” · Strong's G2556G
  14. πειράζειpeirazei“tempts”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985G
  15. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  16. αὐτὸςautos“He Himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. οὐδένα·oudena“no [one];”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)