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Temptation
In the moment of testing — no trial without a way of escape.
Verses to hold onto· 40 verses
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1 Corinthians 10:13Read in context →
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. common...: or, moderate
James 4:7Read in context →
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Matthew 26:41Read in context →
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
Hebrews 4:15-16Read in context →
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Psalms 119:11Read in context →
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Job 31:1Read in context →
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Psalms 119:9Read in context →
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Psalms 119:37Read in context →
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Turn...: Heb. Make to pass
Psalms 139:23-24Read in context →
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. wicked...: Heb. way of pain, or, grief
Psalms 141:3-4Read in context →
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Proverbs 1:10Read in context →
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:23Read in context →
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. with...: Heb. above all keeping
Proverbs 4:25-27Read in context →
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. let...: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Matthew 4:1-4Read in context →
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 6:13Read in context →
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Luke 22:40Read in context →
And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Luke 22:46Read in context →
And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Romans 6:12Read in context →
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Romans 6:13Read in context →
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. instruments: Gr. arms, or, weapons
Romans 12:2Read in context →
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 13:14Read in context →
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
1 Corinthians 10:12Read in context →
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
2 Corinthians 10:5Read in context →
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; imaginations: or, reasonings
2 Corinthians 12:9Read in context →
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Galatians 5:16Read in context →
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. ye...: or, fulfil not
Ephesians 6:11Read in context →
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:16-17Read in context →
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Philippians 4:8Read in context →
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. honest: or, venerable
Colossians 3:5Read in context →
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
2 Timothy 2:22Read in context →
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Titus 2:11-12Read in context →
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, hath...: or, to all men, hath appeared Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Hebrews 2:18Read in context →
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Hebrews 12:1-2Read in context →
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. author: or, beginner
James 1:12Read in context →
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 1:13-14Read in context →
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: evil: or, evils But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
James 4:8Read in context →
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
1 Peter 5:8-9Read in context →
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
2 Peter 2:9Read in context →
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
1 John 2:15-16Read in context →
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1 John 4:4Read in context →
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
A thought
Temptation is common to everyone, and you are not weak for feeling its pull. God is faithful: with every testing He provides a way out, and offers grace to help in time of need.
A prayer
Father, when I am tempted, show me the way of escape and give me the will to take it. Keep my feet on Your path.