35 Bible Verses about Resisting Temptation

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Genesis 39:12

She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.

Luke 4:12

And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

James 1:13

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.

Matthew 4:7

Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

Luke 4:13

When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

Luke 22:46

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Luke 4:9

And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

Matthew 4:6

and *said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,
He will command His angels concerning You’;andOn their hands they will bear You up,
So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

Genesis 39:7

It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

Luke 4:1

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness

Matthew 4:9

and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

Acts 15:10

Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Luke 4:6

And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

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Matthew 4:1-10

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." read more.
But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'" Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'" Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

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