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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: Would the translation "God ought not to be tempted" be a more reasonable (or better) translation of the Greek in thsi verse instead of "God cannot be tempted"? Is there anyone out there with enough of a background in Greek to be able to offer a litle insight here? |
Bible Answer: This is the most accurate Greek translation. It is impossible for God to be tempted. The word used in this verse is: á ðåé ñáóôïò apeirastos untried, that is, not temptable: not to be tempted. Webster's online dictionary defines tempt as: 1 : to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain 2 a obsolete : to make trial of : TEST b : to try presumptuously : PROVOKE c : to risk the dangers of 3 a : to induce to do something b : to cause to be strongly inclined God cannot sin, so He cannot be tempted to sin. TITUS 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 2 Timothy 2 13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. Hebrews 6 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: A question though, why do you think this verse should be translated differently? royfish |