15Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.


In Context

12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, |I am tempted by God,| for God can't be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

14 But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

16 Don't be deceived, my beloved brothers.

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

James 1:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full- grown, gives birth to death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then when concupiscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it is completed, begetteth death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15then lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.