32 Bible Verses about Resisting Temptation

Every temptation that you have experienced is one that commonly happens to people. But God is dependable and will not allow you to be tempted beyond your ability [to cope with it]; [instead] He will provide, along with the temptation, also a way of escaping [it], so you people will be able to endure it.

You have not yet resisted to the point of [shedding] blood in your struggle against sin.

For since He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is [also] able to help those who [suffer when they] are tempted.

Then Jesus was led up to the desert by the Holy Spirit in order to be put to the test by the devil.

The tempter [i.e., the devil] came and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into bread."

So, you should submit yourselves to God, but oppose the devil, and he will flee from you.

The person who perseveres under trials is blessed, because when he has been approved by God, he will receive the crown of [never ending] life, which God has promised to those who love Him.

And do not allow us to fall under temptation, but deliver us from [being harmed by] the evil one.'

And Jesus answered him, "It is said [Deut. 6:16], 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin].

No one should say when he is tempted, "God is tempting me," because God cannot be tempted by evil and He does not tempt anyone.

Jesus said to him, "It is also written [Deut. 6:16], 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

The devil took Him again, [this time] to a very high mountain and showed Him all the world's kingdoms, along with their splendor,

For we do not have a head priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but One [i.e., Jesus] who has been tempted in every way that we have, and yet without sinning.

And when the devil had finished every test, he left Jesus until a [later] time.

Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation; the spirit [of a person] is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often too] weak [to carry it out]."

Then the devil took Him to the holy city [i.e., Jerusalem] and placed Him on an [elevated] wing of the Temple,

So, He said to them, "Why were you sleeping? Get up and pray so you do not give in [to the devil] under trials."

Then Jesus replied to him, "Get away from me Satan, for it is written [Deut. 6:13], 'You are supposed to worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him.'"

Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and placed Him on the elevated wing of the Temple and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

After He had fasted forty days and nights, He was [very] hungry.

and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God jump off, for it is written [Psalm 91:11-12]: 'He will put His angels in charge of you' and 'They will lift you up with their hands so you do not trip over a stone.'"

Then the devil left Him and angels came and tended to His needs [i.e., food, water, etc.].

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River [i.e., where He had been immersed. See 3:21] and was led by the Holy Spirit [See Matt. 4:1] into the desert.

and said to Him, "I will give you all these things if you fall to the ground and worship me."

During the forty days He was being put to the test by the devil, He did not eat anything; then after it was over He was [very] hungry.

[So], for this reason, when I could not stand it any longer, I also sent [Timothy] to find out about your faith. I was afraid that somehow the tempter [i.e., Satan] had tempted you [to give up] and that our work [on your behalf] will have become useless.

You should withstand his efforts by maintaining a strong faith [in God], remembering that your [Christian] brothers in [the rest of] the world are experiencing [and enduring] suffering similar to yours.

Why are you putting God on trial by trying to harness the disciples with a burden [i.e., compliance with the law of Moses], which neither our forefathers nor we could possibly bear?

Then he led Him up [i.e., to a high mountain. See Matt. 4:8] and showed Him all the world's kingdoms in a fleeting instant.

And the devil said to Him, "I will give you full authority [over them] and their splendor, for it has [all] been granted to me and to whom I want to give it.

But run from the evil desires of youth and pursue [the practice of] right living, faith, love and peace, along with those people who call on the Lord [i.e., in prayer] from a pure heart.