James 1:11-15
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Verse 13
- "Neither tempteth he any man." How can this verse be reconciled with Gen 22:1 where it says that God tempted Abraham? Is there a difference between tempting and testing, trying or proving? (Cf. Abr 1:25.)
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To what degree does the Greek word translated "tempt" here (peirazo) mean the same as the Hebrew word translated "tempt" in the Old Testament (e.g., Genesis 22:1; the Hebrew word is nasa)? Perhaps not as much as the English translations would suggest. The Hebrew word seems most often to mean "test" as is "assay," to test the quality of something. The Greek seems most often to mean "to try to get someone to do evil."
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