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:
When he is tempted - by solicitation to evil. Heretofore the "temptation" was by afflictions. Let no one fancy God lays upon him an inevitable necessity of sinning. God does not send trials to make you worse, but better (James 1:16-17), Therefore do not sink under the pressure (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Of God - by agency proceeding from God х apo (G575) Theou (G2316)]: indirect agency.
Cannot be tempted with evil ... - `neither do our sins tempt God to entice us to worse, nor does He tempt any of His own accord' х autos (G846)]: nay, James 1:18, "Of His own will begat He us" to holiness: so far is he from tempting us of His own will (Bengel). God is said (Genesis 22:1) to have "tempted Abraham;" but there the tempting is trying or proving; not seducement. Alford х apeirastos (G551) kakon (G2556)], 'God is unversed in evil.' But ecclesiastical Greek often uses words in new senses, as the exigencies of the new truths required.