Bible Verses About Temptation

and even though my physical condition must have tempted you to treat me with scorn, you did not display any sign of disdain or disgust. No, you welcomed me as if I had been an angel of God, as if I had been the Messiah Yeshua himself!

For the old nature wants what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is contrary to the old nature. These oppose each other, so that you find yourselves unable to carry out your good intentions.

Brothers, suppose someone is caught doing something wrong. You who have the Spirit should set him right, but in a spirit of humility, keeping an eye on yourselves so that you won’t be tempted too.

otherwise you leave room for the Adversary.

Use all the armor and weaponry that God provides, so that you will be able to stand against the deceptive tactics of the Adversary.

So take up every piece of war equipment God provides; so that when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist; and when the battle is won, you will still be standing.

Therefore, stand! Have the belt of truth buckled around your waist, put on righteousness for a breastplate,

and wear on your feet the readiness that comes from the Good News of shalom.

Always carry the shield of trust, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.

And take the helmet of deliverance; along with the sword given by the Spirit, that is, the Word of God;

That is the reason why, after I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your trust. I was afraid that somehow the Tempter had tempted you, and our hard work had been wasted.

For already some have turned astray to follow the Adversary.

Furthermore, those whose goal is to be rich fall into temptation; they get trapped in many foolish and hurtful ambitions which plunge them into ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is a root of all the evils; because of this craving, some people have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves to the heart with many pains.

while evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

For since he himself suffered death when he was put to the test, he is able to help those who are being tested now.

For we do not have a cohen gadol unable to empathize with our weaknesses; since in every respect he was tempted just as we are, the only difference being that he did not sin.

Yes, think about him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you won’t grow tired or become despondent.

You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in the contest against sin.

Regard it all as joy, my brothers, when you face various kinds of temptations;

for you know that the testing of your trust produces perseverance.

But let perseverance do its complete work; so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.

How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him.

No one being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one.

Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire.