Temptations

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

When he was at the place, he said to them, “Pray that you don’t enter into temptation.”

neither give place to the devil.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. ’

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. — read the full passage →

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. — read the full passage →

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness — read the full passage →

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.

That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him. — read the full passage →

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away. — read the full passage →

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? — read the full passage →

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard, — read the full passage →

Then he said to him, “Come home with me, and eat bread.” — read the full passage →

the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;

You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

“These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.

Then he said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me.” — read the full passage →

Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea. — read the full passage →

“Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

“Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is in vain. No, for I have loved strangers, and I will go after them.’

She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it. — read the full passage →

To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;

However concerning the ambassadors of the princes 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.

At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look at. — read the full passage →

Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in your midst: — read the full passage →

They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.

I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.

By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” don’t eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.” — read the full passage →

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak. — read the full passage →

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them. — read the full passage →

and said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”

The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,

Satan entered into Judas, who was also called Iscariot, who was numbered with the twelve.

“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning. — read the full passage →

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!” — read the full passage →

He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?

Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is. — read the full passage →

For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t believe it.

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.” — read the full passage →

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!” — read the full passage →

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, ‘It is my people;’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’”

On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but those who are wise shall understand.

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink wine! — read the full passage →

a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that snuffs up the wind in her desire. When she is in heat, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves. In her month, they will find her.

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;

who will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.