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James 1:14

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

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ἕκαστοςhekastosevery manἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every man”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.every manδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πειράζεταιpeirazetaiis temptedπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is tempted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.is temptedὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίαςidiashis ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “his own”, the of-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.his ownἐπιθυμίαςepithumiaslustἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “lust”, the of-formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.This verse uses “lust”.lustἐξελκόμενοςexelkomenosto drag outἐξέλκω (exelkō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to drag out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1828(lit: I draw out of the right place, or I draw aside out of the right way), I entice.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδελεαζόμενοςdeleazomenosenticedδελεάζω (deleazō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “enticed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1185I allure, entice (by a bait).enticed

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

Young’s Literal Translation

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

World English Bible

But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.

Darby Translation

But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;

Douay-Rheims

But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured.

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