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James 1:14-20 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

14. You are tempted by the evil things you want. Your own desire leads you away and traps you.

15. Your desire grows inside you until it results in sin. Then the sin grows bigger and bigger and finally ends in death.

16. My dear brothers and sisters, don’t be fooled about this.

17. Everything good comes from God. Every perfect gift is from him. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky. But God never changes like the shadows from those lights. He is always the same.

18. God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.

19. My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Keep control of your anger.

20. Anger does not help you live the way God wants.

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