James 1:14 (GNV)

Passage

But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.

Nearby Context

James 1:12 Blessed is ye man, that endureth tentation: for when he is tried, hee shall receiue the crowne of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that loue him.

James 1:13 Let no man say when hee is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God can not bee tempted with euill, neither tempteth he any man.

James 1:14 But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away by his owne concupiscence, and is entised.

James 1:15 Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.

James 1:16 Erre not, my deare brethren.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "euery", "tempted", "drawen", "away", "owne", "concupiscence", and "entised". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "euery" and "tempted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Let no man say when hee is..." into verse 15's "Then when lust hath conceiued it bringeth...", so "euery" and "tempted" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "euery" and "tempted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.