[1:12] Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.
[1:13] If we are tempted by such trials, we must not say, “This temptation comes from God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
[1:14] But we are tempted when we are drawn away and trapped by our own evil desires.
[1:15] Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
[1:16] Do not be deceived, my dear friends!
[1:17] Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.
[1:18] By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.