24 Bible Verses about Jesus Christ, Temptation Of

Him who knew no sin, in our behalf he has made to be sin; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

I have said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; I have overcome the world."

but with precious blood, like that of a lamb without spot or blemish, even the blood of Christ.

Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil. And after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he became hungry, So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."read more.
Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple, and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." "It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me." "Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve." Then the devil left him, and behold! angels came and began ministering to him.

Then the Spirit drove him at once into the desert,

And you know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was among the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.

Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil. And after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he became hungry, So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."read more.
Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple, and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." "It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me." "Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, all the time tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread."read more.
And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live." And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him. "To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. "If then you will worship me, it shall all be yours." "It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here; for it is written, "He shall give his angels charge of thee, to guard thee safely; "They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone." "It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God." So, after exhausting on him every kind of temptation, the devil left him for a time.

After this Jesus the Christ began to show his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things at the hands of the elders and chief priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised again. Then Peter took him aside and began to reprove him, saying. "God forbid, Master! That shall never befall you." But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

and he began to explain to them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests, and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise again. This he told them quite openly. Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him. But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, "Sit down here, while I go and pray yonder." And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, and began to be in anguish and sore distress, and he said to them. "My soul is an anguish, even unto death! Stay here, and keep watch with me."read more.
Then he went forward a short distance, and fell on his face and prayed. "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt." Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter. "So you were none of you strong enough to watch with me even one hour! "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Then he went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "O, my Father, if this cup cannot pass except I drink it, Thy will be done." He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So he left them and went away again, and prayed the third time in the same words as before.

So they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray." Then he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to be full of terror and distress; and he said to them. "My soul is full of anguish, even unto death; wait here, and keep watch."read more.
So he went a little farther, and throwing himself upon the ground, he prayed repeatedly that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. "Abba, Father," he said, "all things are possible with thee. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what thou wilt." Then he came and found them asleep, and he said to Peter. "Are you sleeping, Simon? Could you not keep watch one hour? Keep watch, all of you, and pray that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.' Then he went away again and prayed, saying the same words; and when he returned he found them once more asleep, for their eyes were heavy with sleep, and they knew not what to say to him. Then he came the third time, and said: "Sleep on now, and take your rest! It is over. My hour is come. Look! the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rouse yourselves, let us go. See! my betrayer is at hand."

But he arrived at the place he said to them, "Pray that you enter not into temptation." But he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, kneeling down he prayed repeatedly, saying. "Father, if thou art willing, take away this cup from me; but thy will, not mine, be done!"read more.
(And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.) (And being in agony he kept praying more earnestly; and his sweat became as if it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.) When he arose from his prayers, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, and said to them. "Why are you asleep? Get up, and pray that you enter not into temptation."

Those who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads saying. "You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!" In like manner the chief priests, too, with the Scribes and elders, kept taunting him.read more.
"He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him! He put his trust in God. let Him deliver him now, if He cares for him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God!'" In the same way the robbers also who were being crucified with him, dept reviling him.

In the same way the high priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on mocking him to themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but himself he cannot save. The Christ! The King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe." They also who had been crucified with Jesus kept reviling him.

Even the soldiers made sport of him by coming up and offering him sour wine, saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

And one of the criminals who had been hung there kept reviling him, saying. "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us."

Others, tempting him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees accosted him. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see some sign from you." In reply Jesus told them. "An evil and faithless generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given them except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

When the crowd were beginning to throng about him he proceeded to say. "This is an evil generation! It seeks a sign, and there shall be no sign be given to it except the sign of Jonah;

Then the Jews asked Jesus, "What sign are you going to show us, seeing that you do these things?"

The they said to him. "What sign, then, are you performing, so that we may see it and believe in you? What work are you doing?

For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.