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James 1:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


James 1:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 1:1317 words
GreekMeaning
μηδεὶςmēdeis
No oneadjectiveG3367
πειραζόμενοςpeirazomenos
being temptedverbG3985
λεγέτωlegetō
should sayverbG3004
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἈπὸApo
ByprepositionG575
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
πειράζομαιpeirazomai
I am being temptedverbG3985
ho
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
ForwordG1063
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἀπείραστόςapeirastos
unable to be temptedadjectiveG551
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
κακῶνkakōn
by evilsadjectiveG2556
πειράζειpeirazei
temptsverbG3985
δὲde
nowwordG1161
αὐτὸςautos
He HimselfpronounG846
οὐδέναoudena
no oneadjectiveG3762
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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