John Calvin Commentary James 1:14

"but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed." — James 1:14 (ASV)

When he is drawn away by his own lust. As the inclination and stirring to sin are inward, it is in vain that the sinner seeks a cause from an external impulse. At the same time, these two effects of lust ought to be noticed—that it ensnares us by its allurements, and that it draws us away; each of which is sufficient to render us guilty.