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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι· ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστιν κακῶν, πειράζει δὲ αὐτὸς οὐδένα·
- ΜηδεὶςMēdeis“No one”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from μηδείς · “nothing” · Strong's G3367
- πειραζόμενοςpeirazomenos“being tempted”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985G
- λεγέτωlegetō“should say”Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἀπὸapo“By”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- θεοῦtheou“God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- πειράζομαι·peirazomai“I am being tempted;”Verb, present, passive, indicative, 1st person singular · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985G
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γὰρgar“For”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- θεὸςtheos“God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἀπείραστόςapeirastos“unable to be tempted”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπείραστος · “untempted” · Strong's G0551
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- κακῶν,kakōn“by evils,”Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from κακός · “evil/harm” · Strong's G2556G
- πειράζειpeirazei“tempts”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985G
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- αὐτὸςautos“He Himself”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- 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)