16 Bible Verses about Temptation, Avoiding Causing

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Luke 17:1

And he said to the disciples, It is impossible there come not causes of offence: and woe, through whom they come!

Luke 17:2

It is profitable to him if the millstone of an ass were placed about his neck, and he cast into the sea, rather than he should offend one of these little ones.

Romans 14:15

And if by food thy brother is grieved, thou no more walkest by love. Not by thy food destroy him, for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 8:9-13

And see ye lest this your power be a stumble to the weak. For if any one see thee having knowledge reclining in the idol's temple, shall not his consciousness, being weak, be built up to eat the sacrifices to idols; And shall the weak brother be destroyed upon thy knowledge, for whom Christ died?read more.
And so sinning against the brethren, and striking their weak consciousness, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if food offend my brother, I will eat no flesh forever, lest I shall offend my brother.

Numbers 25:1-2

And Israel will dwell in Shittim, and the people will begin to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab. And she called the people to the sacrifices of their God: and the people will eat and will worship to their God.

Genesis 37:21-22

And Reuben will hear, and will take him away out of their hands; and he will say, We will not strike the soul And Reuben will say to them, Ye shall not pour out blood; cast him into this pit which is in the desert, and ye shall not stretch forth the hand upon him; in order to take him away out of their hands to bring him back to his father.

Acts 20:28-31

Attend therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit set you inspectors, to feed the church of God, which he acquired by his own blood. For I know this, that there shall come in after my departure grievous wolves to you, not sparing the flock. And of yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to tear away disciples after them.read more.
Wherefore watch ye, remembering that the space of three years night and day I ceased not reminding each one with tears.

Ephesians 6:10-13

As to the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in the Lord, and in the strength of his power. Put on the complete armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the artifices of the accuser. For the wrestling is not to us against blood and flesh, but against beginnings, against powers, against the chiefs of the world of darkness of this life, against spiritual things of wickedness in heavenly things.read more.
For this take up the complete armor of God, that ye might be able to withstand in the evil day, and having effected all things, to stand.

Hebrews 12:1-3

Wherefore we also having such a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, having laid down every weight, and sin easily captivating, by patience we should run the race set before us, Looking in the distance to Jesus the author and completer of the faith; who for the joy laid before him endured the cross, having despised the shame, and sat down on the right hand of the throne of God. For reckon over him having endured such contradiction of the sinful against himself, lest being harassed, ye labor in your souls.

1 Peter 5:8-9

Be abstemious, watch; for your adversary the accuser, as a roaring lion, walks around, seeking whom he might swallow down: Whom resist firm in the faith, knowing that the same of sufferings are completed by your brotherhood in the world.

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