James 1:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and sin fully grown brings forth death.
What Does James 1:15 Mean?
James traces sin's genealogy in the language of conception and birth. Desire, once it conceives, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has grown to full term, brings forth death. What began as a quiet inward craving ends in something deadly.
The progression is meant to sober the reader at the very first stage. Each step seems small, yet the line runs from the smallest entertained desire to death itself. To see where the path leads is to gain reason to turn back early. This is why Christ came to break the chain, for where sin brings forth death, He brings forth life, undoing the whole grim sequence at its end.
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What does James 1:15 mean?
Desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and sin fully grown brings forth death.