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James 1:12-14
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12 Blessed is the person[a] who endures testing, because when he[b] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he[c] has promised to those who love him. 13 No one who is being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted[d] by evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each one is tempted when he[e] is dragged away and enticed by his own desires.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:12 Literally “the man,” but clearly in a generic sense here meaning “someone, a person”
  2. James 1:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as temporal
  3. James 1:12 Most manuscripts read “the Lord” here, while others read “God”
  4. James 1:13 Literally “is without temptation”
  5. James 1:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is dragged away”) which is understood as temporal
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