36 Bible Verses about Temptation
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Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
being tempted forty days by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days, and when they were ended, afterward he was hungry.
And having answered, Jesus said to him, It is said, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those being tempted.
Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
Be subordinate therefore to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you.
And when the devil ended every temptation, he withdrew from him until a time.
Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
Ye shall not challenge LORD your God, as ye challenged him in Massah.
the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.
Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
Then the lust having conceived, it gives birth to sin, and after being complete the sin brings forth death.
And he said to his disciples, It is impossible for the stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!
Watch ye and pray that ye may not enter into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And it came to pass after these things, that God proved Abraham, and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.
In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
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Protection » Is vouchsafed to saints in » Temptation
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
so that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his methods.
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,
Temptation » A test
By faith Abraham, being tested, offered Isaac. And he who received the promises offered his only begotten son,
And thou shall consider in thy heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so LORD thy God chastens thee.
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i
Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
However in [the business of] the ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Seducers
But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.
And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
But they did not hearken. And Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations whom LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace, and there is no peace, and when [a man] builds up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered [mortar],
Temptation » Encouragement to those in the midst of
For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those being tempted.
Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.
Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Temptation » The duty of resisting
Ye therefore, beloved, knowing in advance, keep watch, lest, having accommodated to the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down in debauchery and drunkenness and mundane cares, and that day come upon you sudden.
And do not present your body-parts as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God, as living out of the dead, and your body-parts as instruments of righteousness to God,
Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Temptation to deceit, examples of
Say, I pray thee, thou are my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife, Lest, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look upon.
And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.
And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business about which I send thee, and what I have commanded thee, and I have assigned the young men t Now therefore what is under thy hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present.
And after a little while those who stood, having approached, said to Peter, Surely thou also are of them, for thy accent even makes thee apparent. Then he began to curse vehemently and to swear, I do not know the man. And straightaway a cock sounded.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Enticers
For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is as thine own soul, entices thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou have not known, thou,
He who causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit. But the perfect shall inherit good.
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
Temptation » The devil is the author of
And supper having occurred, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he would betray him,
And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Because of this, I too, no longer covering over it, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow he who tempts was tempting you, and our labor became in vain.
Temptation » Christ's
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those being tempted.
being tempted forty days by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days, and when they were ended, afterward he was hungry.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of silver and gold
And he told her all his heart, and said to her, There has not come a razor upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be lik
When I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylon mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. And, behold, they are hid in the ground in the midst of my tent
therefore I said, Now the Philistines will come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of LORD. I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.
And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her because she pressed him greatly. And she told the riddle to the sons of her people.
Temptation » Voluntary entering into
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan. And Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And when he came at the place, he said to them, Pray ye not to enter into temptation.
Temptation » Often arises through » Worldly glory
The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, m
For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.
Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
Temptation » Jesus Christ being tempted
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us take hold of the affirmation. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
And the Son of man indeed goes according to that which has been determined, nevertheless woe to that man through whom he is betrayed! And they began to question among themselves who then of them would be going do this thing. And also a dispute develop among them, which of them is considered to be greater. read more.
And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors. But ye are not this way. Rather, the greater among you, shall become as the newer, and he who leads, as he who serves. For who ranks higher, he who sits dining, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits dining? But I am in the midst of you as he who serves. But ye are those who have continued with me in my trials.
But we see Jesus who has been made a little something less than the heavenly agents, who, because of the suffering of death, has been crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God he would taste of death for every man. For it was fitting for him, through whom are all things, and because of whom are all things, having brought many sons to glory, to make the pathfinder of their salvation fully perfect through sufferings. For both he who sanctifies and those being sanctified are all of one, because of which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, read more.
saying, I will declare thy name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to thee. And again, I will be a man who has trusted in him. And again, Behold, I and the children that God has given me. Since therefore the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might make him who has the power of death impotent, that is, the devil. And he might liberate these, as many as throughout all their lifetime were deserving of bondage, with a specter of death. For he certainly did not embrace heavenly agents, but he embraced the seed of Abraham. Therefore he was obligated to be made like his brothers in accordance with all things, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things toward God, in order to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those being tempted.
Temptation » Not tempting the lord
Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.
Ye shall not challenge LORD your God, as ye challenged him in Massah.
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
Temptation » Evil associates, the instruments of
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
Temptation » Alertness and prayer preventing temptation
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Watch ye and pray that ye may not enter into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And when he came at the place, he said to them, Pray ye not to enter into temptation.
Temptation » Christ » Endured, from the wicked
And the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, testing, demanded him to exhibit to them a sign from the sky.
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?
But Jesus having known their wickedness, said, Why do ye tempt me, ye hypocrites?
Temptation » Christ » Resisted by the word of God
But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.
Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Peter
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and one servant girl came to him, saying, Thou also were with Jesus the Galilean. But he denied before them all, saying, I do not know what thou say. And when he was gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and says to them there, This man was also with Jesus the Nazarene. read more.
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a little while those who stood, having approached, said to Peter, Surely thou also are of them, for thy accent even makes thee apparent. Then he began to curse vehemently and to swear, I do not know the man. And straightaway a cock sounded.
And having seen Peter warming himself, having looked at him, she says, Thou also were with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, nor understand what thou say. And he went outside onto the porch, and a cock sounded. And the servant girl having seen him, she began again to say to those who stood by, This man is from them. read more.
But he again denied it. And after a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, Surely thou are from them, for thou are a Galilean, and thy accent is similar. But he began to curse and to swear, I do not know this man of whom ye speak.
And having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them. But a certain servant girl having seen him sitting near the light, and having looked intently upon him, she said, This man was also with him. But he denied him, saying, Woman, I do not know him. read more.
And after a little while, another man having see him, said, Thou also are from them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. And about one hour having passed, some other man insisted, saying, In truth this man was also with him, for he is also a Galilean. And Peter said, Man, I do not know what thou are saying. And immediately, while he still spoke, a cock sounded.
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » A snare to jehoshaphat
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Should thou help the wicked, and love those who hate LORD? For this thing wrath is upon thee from before LORD.
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance. And he joined affinity with Ahab.
Temptation » Exemplified
And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.
And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
And ye did not disdain, nor did ye reject my trial in my flesh, but ye received me as an agent of God, as Christ Jesus.
Temptation » Comes from » Covetousness
A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all the evils, of which some aspiring have wandered from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of fertile fields
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou go to Zoar. So Lot chose for himself all the Plain of the Jordan. And Lot journeyed east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of appetite
And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.
And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint. And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage], for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » hezekiah
At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah hearkened to them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was no Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say, and from where did they come to thee? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon. read more.
And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them. And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of LORD. Behold, the days come that all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store to this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says LORD. And of thy sons who shall issue from thee, whom thou shall beget, they shall take away. And they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The word of LORD which thou have spoken is good. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days? Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was not Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say? And from where did they come to thee? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country to me, even from Babylon. read more.
Then he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.
Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says LORD. And of thy sons who shall issue from thee, whom thou shall beget, they shall take away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
Temptation » Often arises through » Poverty
lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.
And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry. And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of ambition
For if, having escaped the defilements of the world by knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and, having been again entangled in these, they are overcome, the last things have become worse for them than the first.
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that thou would do for us whatever we ask. And he said to them, What do ye want me to do for you? And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left hand, in thy glory.
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Abraham, by refusing a reward for service rendered
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe latchet nor anything that is thine, lest thou should say, I have made Abram rich,
And the man of God said to the king, If thou will give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
Temptation » Resisted, example of » The rechabites and daniel, by refusing wine
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the ruler of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine. For Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, forever.
Temptation » Saints should » Resist, in faith
Above all having taken up the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of evil.
Whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing the same sufferings are to be accomplished in the world by your brotherhood.
Temptation » Saints should » Pray to be kept from
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of women
Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods. And his heart was not perfect with LORD his God as was the heart of David his father.
Temptation » Often arises through » Prosperity
lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.
Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.
Temptation » Saints should » Watch against
Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Sarah » Lies
Say, I pray thee, thou are my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
And LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I who am old certainly bear a child? Is anything too hard for LORD? At the set time I will return to thee, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said, No, but thou did laugh.
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is thy kindness which thou shall show to me. At every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
Temptation » Often ends in sin and perdition
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
Then the lust having conceived, it gives birth to sin, and after being complete the sin brings forth death.
Temptation » Permitted as a trial of » Faith
so that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, and though proven by fire, may be found for praise and esteem and for glory at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Temptation » Blessedness of those who meet and overcome
Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance have a perfect work, so that ye may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » balaam
having forsaked a straight path, they were led astray, men who followed the way of Balaam, son of Beor, who loved the wage of unrighteousness.
And Balak sent yet again rulers, more, and more honorable than they. And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming to me. For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me. read more.
And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of LORD my God, to do less or more. Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what LORD will speak to me more. And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, go with them, but only the word which I speak to thee, that shall thou do. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the rulers of Moab. And God's anger was kindled because he went, and the agent of LORD placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Christ, by refusing worldly honour
Jesus therefore having perceived that they are going to come and seize him, so that they might make him king, departed onto the mountain himself alone.
And having brought him onto a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it. If therefore thou will worship before me, it will all be thine. read more.
And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Corrupt good morals
Temptation » God limiting temptation
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Temptation » God will not suffer saints to be exposed to, beyond their powers to bear
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Temptation » God will make a way for saints to escape out of
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Temptation » Always conformable to the nature of man
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Temptation » God enables the saints to bear
No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Idolatry » Solomon » Influence » Wives
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods. And his heart was not perfect with LORD his God as was the heart of David his father.
Temptation » The reward for tempting the lord
Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.
Temptation » Leading into » Prayer against being led into
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.
And when he came at the place, he said to them, Pray ye not to enter into temptation.
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Injured lot
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan. And Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against LORD.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Silver and gold
Ye shall burn the graven images of their gods with fire. Thou shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it to thee, lest thou be snared by it, for it is an abomination to LORD thy God.
Temptation » Avoid the way of
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men. Avoid it. Do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
Temptation » Christ keeps faithful saints from the hour of
Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Friendship with violent men
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Broken vows
It is a snare to a man to say rashly, [It is] holy. And to make inquiry after vows.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Scoffing
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » greed
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
Temptation » Saints should » Restore those overcome by
And brothers, if a man is overtaken in some transgression, ye the spiritual, restore such in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted.
Temptation » Instances of » Balak tempts balaam
Temptation » Exemplified » Jeroboam
for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
Temptation » Exemplified » balaam
For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.
Temptation » Exemplified » David
And it came to pass at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Temptation » Exemplified » Peter
And having seen Peter warming himself, having looked at him, she says, Thou also were with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, nor understand what thou say. And he went outside onto the porch, and a cock sounded. And the servant girl having seen him, she began again to say to those who stood by, This man is from them. read more.
But he again denied it. And after a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, Surely thou are from them, for thou are a Galilean, and thy accent is similar. But he began to curse and to swear, I do not know this man of whom ye speak.
Temptation » Christ » Intercedes for his people under
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you to sift you as wheat, but I prayed for thee, so that thy faith may not fail. And thou, when thou have returned, strengthen thy brothers.
Temptation » Who falls into temptation
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
Temptation » When people are tempted
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man. But each man is tempted by his own lust, being drawn away and enticed.
Temptation » Has strength through the weakness of the flesh
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » A detriment to israel
And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly. And the sons of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Evil associations
know for a certainty that LORD your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight, but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Sinful covenants
Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where thou go, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » False gods
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me, for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to thee.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Idolatry
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The prophet of judah
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel. And one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. The words which he had spoken to the king, they also told them to their father. And their father said to them, What way did he go? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, who came from Judah. And he said to his sons, Saddle the donkey for me. So they saddled him the donkey, and he rode on it. read more.
And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, Are thou the man of God who came from Judah? And he said, I am. Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread. And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee. Neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place; for it was said to me by the word of LORD, Thou shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou came. And he said to him, I also am a prophet as thou are. And a [heavenly] agent spoke to me by the word of LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him. So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Elisha, by reusing payment for healing
But he said, As LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.
Temptation » Saints should » Not to occasion, to others
Let us not therefore criticize each other any more, but judge ye this instead, not to place a stumbling block to the brother, or a snare.
Temptation » Instances of » The old prophet of beth-el, the prophet of judah
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread. And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee. Neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place; for it was said to me by the word of LORD, Thou shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou came. read more.
And he said to him, I also am a prophet as thou are. And a [heavenly] agent spoke to me by the word of LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him. So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
Temptation » Exemplified » Joseph
And it came to pass, after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lay with me.
Temptation » Christ » Is able to succor those under
For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help those being tempted.
Temptation » Christ » Sympathizes with those under
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
Temptation » Christ » Overcame
Then the devil leaves him, and behold, heavenly agents came and served him.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of forbidden fruit
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h
Temptation » Instances of » Abraham leads pharaoh
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou have done to me? Why did thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Why did thou say, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore behold thy wife. Take her, and go thy way.
Temptation » Exemplified » Achan
When I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylon mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. And, behold, they are hid in the ground in the midst of my tent
Temptation » The lord knowing how to deliver the Godly out of temptations
the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.
Temptation » Often strengthened by the perversion of God's word
And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Temptation » God knows how to deliver saints out of
the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.
Temptation » To worshipping the God of this world
And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me.
Temptation » Saints may be in heaviness through
In which ye greatly rejoice, although made sorrowful in various trials. Since it is now necessary for a little while,
Temptation » To distrust of God's providence
And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.
Temptation » To presumption
And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Temptation » Permitted as a trial of » Disinterestedness
Then Satan answered LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? Have thou not made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has, on every side? Thou have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face. read more.
And LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in thy power, only upon himself do not put forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of LORD.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » David » Adultery
And it came to pass at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David send and inquired after the woman. And he said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her. And she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness), and she returned to her house. read more.
And the woman conceived. And she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » jacob » Defrauds » Esau
And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying, Bring venison for me, and make savory food for me, that I may eat, and bless thee before LORD before my death. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. read more.
Go now to the flock, and fetch me two good kids of the goats from there. And I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he loves. And thou shall bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. My father will perhaps feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver. And I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. And his mother said to him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch them for me.
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
Then his wife said to him, Do thou still hold fast thine integrity? Renounce God, and die. But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Temptation » Comes from » Lusts
Temptation » God not tempting anyone
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.
Temptation » God cannot be the subject of
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.
Temptation » Does not come from God
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Devoured the strength of ephraim
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he does not know.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Adam
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? And the woman said to the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, Ye shall not eat of it, nor shall ye touch it, lest ye die. read more.
And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die. For God knows that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And LORD God called to the man, and said to him, Where are thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked. And I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou was naked? Have thou eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee that thou should not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate. And LORD God said to the woman, What is this thou have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate. And LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou have done this, cursed are thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly thou shall go, and dust thou shall eat all the days of thy life. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed. He shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel. To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy childbearing, in pain thou shall bring forth children. And thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And to Adam he said, Because thou have hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground for thy sake. In toil thou shall eat of it all Also, thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to thee, and thou shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it thou were taken. For thou are dust, and to dust thou shall return.
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Peter, by refusing a bribe
But Peter said to him, Thy silver with thee, may it be for destruction, because thou thought to obtain the gift of God by money.
Temptation » Instances of » Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (israel) into
for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
Temptation » Christ » Endured, from the devil
And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild beasts. And the heavenly agents served him.
Temptation » Mere professors fall away in time of
And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a time, and withdraw in time of trial.
Temptation » The devil will renew
And when the devil ended every temptation, he withdrew from him until a time.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Achan
When I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylon mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. And, behold, they are hid in the ground in the midst of my tent
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » isaac » Lies
And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife, Lest, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look upon.
Temptation » Instances of » Gideon leads the people of israel into sin
And Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah. And all Israel played the harlot after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.
Temptation » Instances of » Abimelech
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Census » Israel
Topics on Temptation
Jesus Christ, Temptation Of
Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who was tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
Resisting Temptation
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Temptation, Avoiding Causing
Luke 17:1And he said to his disciples, It is impossible for the stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!
Temptation, Resisting
James 1:12Blessed is a man who endures temptation, because, having become approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Temptation, Universality Of
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.
Yielding To Temptation
Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h
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- Afflictions, Consolation During
- Being Tempted
- Enticement
- God, As Savior
- Overcoming Adversity
- Overcoming Hard Times
- Resisting Temptation
- Satan
- Satan, As Tempter
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