King James Version

James 1:13

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before God here.

μηδεὶςmēdeisno manμηδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenoswhen he is temptedπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he is tempted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.when he is temptedλεγέτωlegetōto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godπειράζομαιpeirazomaitemptethπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present passive indicative, 1st person singular — “tempteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.temptethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἀπείραστόςapeirastosuntemptedἀπείραστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “untempted”, the subject formG551untried, inexperienced, untempted, incapable of being tempted.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κακῶνkakōnevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.πειράζειpeirazeito testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heοὐδέναoudenaany manοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.any man

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τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Let no one say, being tempted — 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

Young’s Literal Translation

Let no one say, being tempted — 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

World English Bible

Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Darby Translation

Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.

Douay-Rheims

Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is not a tempter of evils, and he tempteth no man.

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