James 1:15

The Passion Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 2:17

But you must not eat of the Tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will most certainly die.”

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.

Psalm 7:14

Look how the wicked conceive their evil schemes. They go into labor with their lies and give birth to trouble.

Psalm 9:17

Don’t forget this: all the wicked will one day fall into the darkness of death’s domain, including the nations that forget God and reject his ways.

Proverbs 11:19

A son of righteousness experiences the abundant life, but the one who pursues evil hurries to his own death.

Isaiah 33:11

Assyria, your plans are worthless, as useless as chaff. My breath will be a fire that consumes you.

Isaiah 59:4

No one seeks true justice; no one pleads his case with honesty. They rely on their illusions and misleading lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to sin.

Matthew 26:14

One of the twelve apostles, Judas the locksmith, went to the leading priests

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.

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 1:18

God was delighted to give us birth by the truth of his infallible Word so that we would fulfill his chosen destiny for us and become the favorite ones out of all his creation!