James 1:13
1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, 1 and he himself tempts no one.
James 2:23
2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” 2 and he was called God’s friend. 3
1 tn Or “God must not be tested by evil people.”
2 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
3 sn An allusion to 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8; 51:2; Dan 3:35 (LXX), in which Abraham is called God’s “beloved.”