After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here am I.”
James 1:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one; Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one. 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: Common English Bible No one who is tested should say, “God is tempting me!” This is because God is not tempted by any form of evil, nor does he tempt anyone. Catholic Public Domain Version No one should say, when he is tempted, that he was tempted by God. For God does not entice toward evils, and he himself tempts no one. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
After these things God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here am I.”
The man said, “The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
O Lord, why dost thou make us err from thy ways and harden our heart, so that we fear thee not? Return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy heritage.
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.