James 1:16

James 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Do not err, my beloved brethren.
• New International Version (NIV)Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.

Context of James 1:16

14But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 18Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

James 1:16 word by word

Μὴ πλανᾶσθε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Doπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• notμήmē · notG3361
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for James 1:16

• Matthew 22:29Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
• Mark 12:24Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
• Colossians 2:4Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.
• 2 Timothy 2:18who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
• James 1:19So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Philippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, as you 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;
• Philippians 4:1Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
• Hebrews 13:1Let brotherly love continue.

Commentaries on James 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Do not err - By supposing that God is the author of sin, or that he impels any man to commit it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Do not err, my beloved brethren - This is said as if there were great danger of error in the point under consideration. The point on which he would guard them, seems to have been in respect to the opinion that God was the author of sin, and that the evils in the world are to be traced to him. There was great danger that they would embrace that opinion, for experience has shown that it is a danger into which men are always prone to fall. Some of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 It is not every man who suffers, that is blessed; but he who with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the way of duty. Afflictions cannot make us miserable, if it be not our own fault. The tried Christian shall be a crowned one. The crown of life is promised to all who have the love of God reigning in their hearts. Every soul that truly loves God, shall have its trials in this world fully recompensed in that world above…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-27James discusses three topics from 1:2–11 and adds new insights to each. External challenges (in 1:2–4) become internal temptations (in 1:11–18). The need for wisdom (in 1:5–8) connects to controlling angry speech (in 1:19–21). Poverty and wealth relate to acting on God's word (1:22–25). This section then summarizes these ideas (1:26–27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Do not err in attributing to God temptation to evil; nay (as he proceeds to show), "every good," all that is good on earth, comes from God.Read the comment

Topics related to James 1:16

• Commandments
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Entice
• Fade
• Lack
• Lay
• Liberally
• Lust
• Pure
• Receive
• Religion
• Swift

Commentaries on James 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings