14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own concupiscence, and is enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth [a]sin, and sin when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

16 [b]Err not my dear brethren.

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:15 By sin is meant in this place actual sin.
  2. James 1:16 Another reason taken of contraries: God is the author of all goodness, and so, that he is always like himself; how then can he be thought to be author of evil?

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