14. Every man, when tempted, is so through being drawn away of
(again here, as in
Jas 1:13,
the Greek for "of" expresses the actual source, rather
than the agent of temptation) his own lust. The cause of sin is in
ourselves. Even Satan's suggestions do not endanger us before they are
made our own. Each one has his own peculiar (so the
Greek) lust, arising from his own temperament and habit. Lust
flows from the original birth-sin in man, inherited from Adam.
drawn away--the beginning step in temptation: drawn away
from truth and virtue.
enticed--literally, "taken with a bait," as fish are. The
further progress: the man allowing himself (as the
Greek middle voice implies) to be enticed to evil
[BENGEL]. "Lust" is here personified as the harlot
that allures the man.
JFB.
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