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but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.

but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.

Don’t let anyone under pressure to give in to evil say, “God is trying to trip me up.” God is impervious to evil, and puts evil in no one’s way. The temptation to give in to evil comes from us and only us. We have no one to blame but the leering, seducing flare-up of our own lust. Lust gets pregnant, and has a baby: sin! Sin grows up to adulthood, and becomes a real killer.

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.

But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.