TopicSin & TemptationBoth Testaments
temptation
The Bible addresses temptation honestly, offering both warning and the hope of redemption through Christ.
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Verse Refs
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Books
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Sub-Topics
Overview
Discover 11 powerful Bible verses about temptation. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential sin & temptation topic.
Topical Index
26 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
General scriptures concerning
Genesis 3:1-13Genesis 20:6Exodus 34:12-16Deuteronomy 7:25Deuteronomy 8:11-14,17,18Deuteronomy 13:3+70 more
A TEST
Genesis 22:1-14Deuteronomy 8:2,5Deuteronomy 13:1-32 Chronicles 32:31Job 1:8-22Job 2:3-10+6 more
LEADING INTO
Prayer against being led into
Matthew 6:13Luke 22:40
INSTANCES OF
Abraham leads Pharaoh
Genesis 12:18,19
Abimelech
Genesis 20:9
Balak tempts Balaam
Numbers 22Numbers 23Numbers 24
The old prophet of Beth-el, the prophet of Judah
1 Kings 13:15-19
Gideon leads the people of Israel into sin
Judges 8:27
Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (Israel) into
1 Kings 15:30
RESISTANCE TO
Genesis 39:7-10Nehemiah 4:9Job 31:1,5-17,19-34,38-40Psalms 17:4Psalms 73:2-26Psalms 94:17,18+14 more
YIELDING TO
INSTANCES OF
Adam and Eve
Genesis 3:1-19
Sarah, to lie
Genesis 12:13Genesis 18:13-15Genesis 20:13
Isaac, to lie
Genesis 26:7
Jacob, to defraud Esau
Genesis 27:6-13
Balaam
Numbers 22:15-222 Peter 2:15
Achan
Joshua 7:21
David, to commit adultery
2 Samuel 11:2-5
To count the nation of Israel
1 Chronicles 21
Solomon, to become an idolater through the influences of his wives
1 Kings 11:4Nehemiah 13:26
The prophet of Judah
1 Kings 13:11-19
Hezekiah
2 Kings 20:12-20Isaiah 39:1-4,6,7
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Key Verses
1
Genesis 3:1-13
General scriptures concerning
2
Genesis 22:1-14
A TEST
3
Matthew 6:13
Prayer against being led into
4
Genesis 12:18,19
Abraham leads Pharaoh
5
Genesis 20:9
Abimelech
6
Numbers 22
Balak tempts Balaam
7
1 Kings 13:15-19
The old prophet of Beth-el, the prophet of Judah
8
Judges 8:27
Gideon leads the people of Israel into sin
9
1 Kings 15:30
Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (Israel) into
10
Genesis 39:7-10
RESISTANCE TO