James 1:13

The Passion Translation

When you are tempted don’t ever say, “God is tempting me,” for God is incapable of being tempted by evil and he is never the source of temptation.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some time later, God tested Abraham. He said, “Abraham!” “Yes, I’m here,” Abraham answered.

Genesis 3:12

Adam pointed to the woman and said, “The woman you placed alongside me— she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Isaiah 63:17

Yahweh, why do you allow us to wander from your ways and harden our hearts to be so stubborn that we do not obey you? Please come back to us, for the sake of those who serve you, for the sake of your people, the tribes that are your inheritance.

Matthew 4:7

Once again Jesus said to him, “The Scriptures say: You must never put the Lord your God to a test.”

James 1:12

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God!

James 1:14

Instead it is each person’s own desires and thoughts that drag them into evil and lure them away into darkness.

James 1:2

My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can!