James 1:14

The Passion Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree produced delicious fruit, delightful to look upon, and desirable to give one insight, she took its fruit and ate it. She gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he also ate it.

Genesis 6:5

But Yahweh saw how extremely wicked humanity had become, for they imagined only evil, for all they thought about was doing evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21

And when Yahweh smelled the sweet fragrance of Noah’s offerings, his heart was stirred, and he said, “Never again will I curse the earth because of people, even though the imagination of their hearts are evil from their childhood; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done. I promise this:

Proverbs 4:23

So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds his spirit on ashes! His deluded heart leads him astray. He can’t even ask himself, “Is this thing I’m holding in my right hand a fraud?”

Matthew 15:18

But what comes out of your mouth reveals the core of your heart. Words can pollute, not food.

Matthew 15:20

That’s what pollutes a person. Eating with unwashed hands doesn’t defile anyone.”

Matthew 4:1

Afterward, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to experience the ordeal of testing by the accuser.

Matthew 5:28

However, I say to you, if you look with lust in your eyes at a woman who is not your wife, you’ve already committed adultery in your heart.

Romans 7:11

Sin, by means of the commandment, built a base of operation within me, to overpower me and put me to death.

Romans 7:13

So, did something meant to be good become death to me? Certainly not! It was not the law but sin unmasked that produced my spiritual death. The sacred commandment merely uncovered the evil of sin so it could be seen for what it is.

Ephesians 4:22

And he has taught you to let go of the lifestyle of the ancient man, the old self-life, which was corrupted by sinful and deceitful desires that spring from delusions.

Hebrews 3:13

This is the time to encourage each other to never be stubborn or hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

James 1:13

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.

James 1:15

Evil desires give birth to evil actions. And when sin is fully mature it can murder you!