in death. There is only one escape, and that he gives in a contrasting chain in the following verses (1:16–18). 1:16 / Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. Deceived about what? Does this verse end the previous paragraph and refer to a belief that one could blame God or harbor desire or sin without any consequences? Or does it refer to a deception about where testing comes from (1:13)? Or does it head the following paragraph and refer to a failure to realize that God gives good and brings salvation?