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NASB | James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God" [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one. |
Bible Question: Please address then the verse in the Lord's Prayer that says "Lead us not in to temptation..." If my prayer is for God to not lead me in to temptation, it seems confusing to me that He would not tempt? Thank you. |
Bible Answer: James 1:12-18 (NASB) 12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. Notice verse 14 in this passage, Man is tempted when he is lead away with his own desires. 1 John 2:15 tells us those desires are the lust of the eye, lust of the flesh, pride of Life. In the prayer when we ask not to be lead into temptation, what we are asking God to do is to subdue those desires in us. Not to take us where the lust of eyes, lust of the flesh or pride of life will be awakened. |
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