Reference: Temptation
Easton
(1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God "tempted [Ge 22:1; R.V., 'did prove'] Abraham;" and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (Jas 1:2,12; comp. De 8:2), putting their faith and patience to the test. (2.) Ordinarily, however, the word means solicitation to that which is evil, and hence Satan is called "the tempter" (Mt 4:3). Our Lord was in this way tempted in the wilderness. That temptation was not internal, but by a real, active, subtle being. It was not self-sought. It was submitted to as an act of obedience on his part. "Christ was led, driven. An unseen personal force bore him a certain violence is implied in the words" (Mt 4:1-11).
The scene of the temptation of our Lord is generally supposed to have been the mountain of Quarantania (q.v.), "a high and precipitous wall of rock, 1,200 or 1,500 feet above the plain west of Jordan, near Jericho."
Temptation is common to all (Da 12:10; Zec 13:9; Ps 66:10; Lu 22:31,40; Heb 11:17; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 1:7; 4:12). We read of the temptation of Joseph (Ge 39), of David (2Sa 24; 1Ch 21), of Hezekiah (2Ch 32:31), of Daniel (Da 6), etc. So long as we are in this world we are exposed to temptations, and need ever to be on our watch against them.
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Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, He at last felt hungry. read more. And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."
And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread." But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone can man live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" read more. Then the devil took Him into the holy city, and had Him stand on the tip-top turret of the temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'" Jesus said to him, "Again the Scripture says, 'You must not try the Lord your God.'" Again the devil took him up on a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their splendor, and said to Him, "Every bit of this I will give to you, if you will fall on your knees and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must worship the Lord your God, and serve Him alone.'" Then the devil left Him, and angels came and continued to wait upon Him.
"Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked permission to sift all of you like wheat,
Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation."
By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test, offered Isaac as a sacrifice; that is, he who had received the promise was starting to offer as a sacrifice his only son,
You must consider it the purest joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,
Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
Hastings
The English words 'tempt' and 'temptation' are in the OT
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Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.
And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."
And do not let us be subjected to temptation, but save us from the evil one.
You must all keep watching and praying that you may not be exposed to temptation. Man's spirit is willing but human nature is weak." A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if it cannot pass by without my drinking it, your will be done."
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who does us wrong, and do not let us be subjected to temptation.'"
to serve the Lord with all humility and in tears, through the trials that befell me because of the plots of the Jews.
For we do not have a High Priest who is incapable of sympathizing with us in our weaknesses, but we have One who was tempted in every respect as we are, and yet without committing any sin.
You must consider it the purest joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,
You must consider it the purest joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,
You must consider it the purest joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials,
Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. No one must say, when he is tempted to do evil, "I have a temptation from God to do evil," for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and He never tempts anyone to do so.
In such a hope keep on rejoicing, although for a little while you must be sorrow-stricken with various trials,
Do not be so afraid of what you are to suffer. See! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison to be tested there and for ten days to suffer pressing troubles. Each one of you must prove to be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.
Because you have kept my message with the patient endurance that I give you, I also will keep you from the time of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test the inhabitants of the earth.