King James Version
James 1:15 in the King James Version says “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” — study this verse from James chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
James 1:15 · KJV
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: evil: or, evils
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hath conceived”
G4815to clasp, i.e., seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid
“it bringeth forth”
G5088to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively
“bringeth forth”
G616to breed forth, i.e., (by transference) to generate (figuratively)
“death”
G2288(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
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