James

James 1:13

13When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
When temptedπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG3985 I try, tempt, test
no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3367 no one, nothing
should sayλεγέτωlegetōVerb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
is tempting meπειράζομαιpeirazomaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG3985 I try, tempt, test
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
cannot be temptedἀπείραστόςapeirastosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG551 untried, inexperienced, incapable of being tempted
by evilκακῶνkakōnAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralG2556 bad, evil
does He temptπειράζειpeirazeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3985 I try, tempt, test

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James 1:12 · Habakkuk 2:12–13 · Romans 9:19–20 · Genesis 3:12 · James 1:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.