Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. New Living Translation So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. English Standard Version Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Berean Standard Bible Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Berean Literal Bible Do not be misled, my beloved brothers. King James Bible Do not err, my beloved brethren. New King James Version Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. New American Standard Bible Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. NASB 1995 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. NASB 1977 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Legacy Standard Bible Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Amplified Bible Do not be misled, my beloved brothers and sisters. Christian Standard Bible Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t be deceived, my dearly loved brothers. American Standard Version Be not deceived, my beloved brethren. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not go astray, my beloved brethren. Contemporary English Version Don't be fooled, my dear friends. Douay-Rheims Bible Do not err, therefore, my dearest brethren. English Revised Version Be not deceived, my beloved brethren. GOD'S WORD® Translation My dear brothers and sisters, don't be fooled. Good News Translation Do not be deceived, my dear friends! International Standard Version Do not be deceived, my dear brothers. Literal Standard Version Do not be led astray, my beloved brothers. Majority Standard Bible Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. New American Bible Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers: NET Bible Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters. New Revised Standard Version Do not be deceived, my beloved. New Heart English Bible Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Webster's Bible Translation Do not err, my beloved brethren. Weymouth New Testament Do not be deceived, my dearly-loved brethren. World English Bible Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers. Young's Literal Translation Be not led astray, my brethren beloved; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Good and Perfect Gifts…15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17Every 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.… Cross References Acts 1:15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said, 1 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, James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, James 2:1 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Treasury of Scripture Do not err, my beloved brothers. Do. Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Mark 12:24,27 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? … Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. my. James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Jump to Previous Astray Beloved Dear Dearly-Loved Deceived Err Led Right Turned WayJump to Next Astray Beloved Dear Dearly-Loved Deceived Err Led Right Turned WayJames 1 1. James greets the twelve tribes among the nations;2. exhorts to rejoice in trials and temptations; 5. to ask patience of God; 13. and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, to him, 19. but rather to hearken to the word, to meditate on it, and to do thereafter. 26. Otherwise men may seem, but never be, truly religious. (16) Do not err, my beloved brethren.--Thus far James the Wise has declared what God is not, what qualities are alien to Him; but this is only a negative aspect of the truth, and he now would show the positive--namely, that God is the Author of all and every good. And this lesson he introduces with a caution to his brethren beloved, not to err. He is most earnest and emphatic. "Be not ye deceived," however much the world may wander in delusive paths. A marked change from the dreadful tenor of the last verse is here made to bright reflections on the gifts of God; and a new incentive to endurance is found in the happy thoughts of His goodness.Verses 16-18. - The connection of thought with what goes before appears to be this. God cannot be the author of temptation, which thus leads to sin and death, because all good and perfect gifts, and these only, come from him. Verse 16. - Do not err; better, be act deceived; μὴ πλανᾶσθε. The same formula is also found in 1 Corinthians 6:9; 15:83; Galatians 6:7. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek {Do} notΜὴ (Mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. be deceived, πλανᾶσθε (planasthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. beloved ἀγαπητοί (agapētoi) Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 27: From agapao; beloved. brothers. ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. Links James 1:16 NIVJames 1:16 NLT James 1:16 ESV James 1:16 NASB James 1:16 KJV James 1:16 BibleApps.com James 1:16 Biblia Paralela James 1:16 Chinese Bible James 1:16 French Bible James 1:16 Catholic Bible NT Letters: James 1:16 Don't be deceived my beloved brothers (Ja Jas. Jam) |
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