32 Bible Verses about Resisting Temptation

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And Jesus answered and said to him: It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

Let no one say, when he is tempted, My temptation is from God; for God can not be tempted by evils, and he himself tempts no man.

Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And he said to them: Why do you sleep? Arise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;

and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written: He will give his angels charge concerning you; and in their hands shall they take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

and said to him: All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.

Now, therefore, why do you put God to the proof, by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we ourselves, were able to bear?

And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.

And the devil said to him: I will give you all the authority and glory of these, for it is delivered to me; and to whomever I will, I give it.

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Matthew 4:1-10

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry. And the tempter came to him and said: If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. read more.
But he answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. Then the devil took him into the holy city, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written: He will give his angels charge concerning you; and in their hands shall they take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof. Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, and said to him: All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me. Then Jesus said to him: Get behind me, Satan, for it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

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