James 1:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. ”

James 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then when lust hath conceived - Compare Job 15:35 . The allusion here is obvious. The meaning is, when the desire which we have naturally is quickened, or made to act, the result is that sin is...
James 1:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth n) sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. (n) By sin, in this place, he means actual sin.
James 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Beatitude on Endurance ( cf. James 5:11 and note). Trial is still neutral: it is affliction which tests and develops loyalty. But since human nature has a bias towards evil, a trial exerted up...
James 1:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

when lust, &c . = lust, having conceived. sin . App-128. finished . completely finished. Greek. apoteleo. Only here. bringeth forth . Greek. apokueo. Only here and James 1:18 . deat...
James 1:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15 Then when lust hath conceived. He first calls that lust which is not any kind of evil affection or desire, but that which is the fountain of all evil affections; by which, as he shews,...
James 1:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2357 SIN THE OFFSPRING OF OUR OWN HEARTS James 1:13-15 . 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: but...
James 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. When lust hath conceived - When the evil propensity works unchecked, it bringeth forth sin -...
James 1:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then when lust hath conceived, &c.— "For the gradation is much more swift and fatal than the generality of mankind are aware: lust having conceived, brings forth actual sin by a speedy birth,...
James 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. The guilty union is committed by the will embracing the temptress. "Lust," the harlot,...
James 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Power of Faith Under Temptation 1. Servant] better, 'slave.' The word does not suggest any degradation, but only absolute surrender to the Master. St. James's humility prevents the mention of...
James 1:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(2-27) Immediately after the salutation, and with more or less a play upon the word which we translate “greeting” (“rejoice,” James 1:1 ; “count it all joy,” James 1:2 ) there follow appeals on beh...
James 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 THE SOURCE OF TEMPTATIONS AND THE REALITY OF SIN THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE DETERMINIST. James 1:12-18 AFTER the slight digression respecting the short-lived glory of the rich man, St....
James 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Rewards, Not Tempts James 1:12-18 The word temptation may stand for trial and testing, without implying that there is any necessary impulse toward evil; or it may stand for the direct imp...
James 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James wrote to Christians in the midst of temptation and trial. He showed first that the issue of testing is that they "may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing." It is therefore to be looked up...
James 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. (13) Let no man say when he is tempted, I am...
James 1:15 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CONSEQUENCES OF SIN ‘Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.’ James 1:15 It would be easy to draw a glaring and harrowing picture. I might take you to our abodes of infamy and wretch...
James 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then when lust hath conceived ,.... A proposal of pleasure or profit being made, agreeable to lust, or the principle of corrupt nature, sinful man is pleased with it; and instead of resisting and re...
James 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Ver. 15. When lust hath conceived ] As the plot of all diseases lies in the humours of th...
James 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But every man is tempted when In the beginning of the temptation; he is drawn away of his own lust Greek, υπο της ιδιας επιθυμιας εξελκομενος; literally, he is drawn out of God, his strong refu...
James 1:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This chapter has a very close relationship to the Old Testament, for all is seen in connection with God; and Christ is not yet spoken of as the center and essence of all blessing and of all direction...
James 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Procedure and Results of Sin. A. D. 61. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted o...
James 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then when lust hath conceived; lust (compared to a harlot) may be said to conceive, when the heart is pleased with the motion, and yields some consent to it. It bringeth forth sin; the birth of s...
James 1:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

There Is One Kind Of Testing That Is Not To Be Seen As Of God And That Is The Temptation To Sin. That Springs From The Lusts Of The Human Heart And Leads To Death ( James 1:13-15 ). James now move...
James 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES James 1:12 . Is tried. —Better, “hath been approved.” δόκιμος is properly spoken of money as having been tried and refined. Crown of life. —See figure in Isaiah 2...
James 1:15 - Scofield Reference Notes

sin Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
James 1:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

James 1:1 . James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was an apostl...
James 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 1:1 . James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He does not style himself an apostle, because he would not assume any superiority; yet the majesty of his address is the langua...
James 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION James 1:1 SALUTATION . James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. (On the person who thus describes himself, see the Introduction) It is noteworthy that he keeps e...
James 1:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Temptations from within:
James 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 5:1-3 ; Genesis 2:17 ; Genesis 3:17-19 ; Genesis 3:6 ; Genesis 4:5-8 ; Isaiah 59:4 ; Job 15:35 ; Micah 2:1-3 ; Matthew 26:14 ; Matthew 26:48-59 ; Psalms 7:14 ; Psalms 9:17 ; Revelat...
James 1:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then desire having conceived — By our own will joining therewith. Bringeth forth actual sin — It doth not follow that the desire itself is not sin. He that begets a man is himself a man. And sin be...

James 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

James 1:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

James 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

James 1:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

James 1:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

James 1:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

James 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

James 1:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

James 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

James 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

James 1:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

James 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

James 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

James 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James 1:15 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

James 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

James 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

James 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 1:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

James 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

James 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

James 1:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

James 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

James 1:15 - Scofield Reference Notes

James 1:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

James 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

James 1:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

James 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

James 1:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes