Temptation
Temptation in Scripture is the pull toward what the flesh, the world, or the devil present as good but that would draw us from God. Jesus was tempted in all points (Hebrews 4:15); he met each temptation with Scripture. The biblical pattern for resisting is neither willpower nor withdrawal but watchfulness, prayer, and — sometimes — flight (Joseph, 2 Timothy 2:22).
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Connected Verses (14)
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on th...
James 1:13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither...
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is we...
Hebrews 2:18
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
James 1:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
James 1:15
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth d...
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was ...
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Genesis 39:12
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fle...
James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of lif...
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking w...
1 Peter 5:9
Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethr...
1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not s...
Matthew 4:1
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Connected Persons (5)
Eve
David
King of Israel and man after God's own heart, ancestor of the Messiah
Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, the incarnate Son of God
Joseph
Joseph rose from pit to palace through God's providence. Sold by jealous brothers, he became Egypt's vizier and saved his family from famine. His life powerfully prefigures Christ's rejection and exaltation.