James 1:16
14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
- KJV
- Do not err, my beloved brethren.
- WEB
- Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.
- ASV
- Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
- DARBY
- Do not err, my beloved brethren.
- BLB
- Do not be misled, my beloved brothers.
- ÅB
- Far ikke vill, mine elskede brødre!
- OTB
- La dere ikke lede vill, mine kjære brødre og søstre.
- B1930
- Far ikke vill, mine elskede brødre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read in contextGalatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Read in contextColossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
Read in contextHebrews 13:1
Continue in brotherly love.
Read in contextColossians 2:4
I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
Read in context2 Timothy 2:18
who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
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