Bible Verses About Temptation
Verses about resisting sin, finding God's way of escape, and standing firm in times of testing.
Every person who has ever lived has faced temptation — including Jesus. These Bible verses on temptation remind us that we are not uniquely weak, uniquely broken, or uniquely alone in our struggles. God promises that no temptation is beyond what you can bear, and that He always provides a way out. The key is not willpower; it is turning to God in the moment of pressure. These scriptures will equip you to recognize temptation, resist it, and run toward the One who has already overcome it.
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
Romans 8:37
More Verses for Temptation
“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”
Romans 6:14
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”
James 1:12
“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26:41
“For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.”
Hebrews 2:18
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”
Hebrews 4:15
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1 Peter 5:8
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.”
Ephesians 4:26-27
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3
“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”
2 Peter 2:19
“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
Matthew 4:4
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Psalm 119:11
“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
Titus 2:12
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:16
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is the world.”
1 John 2:16
“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”
1 Corinthians 6:18
“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
2 Timothy 2:22
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
Ephesians 6:11
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7
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