1054 verses about Temptation

O wretched that we are, and exceeding senseless! when the king exhorts us, and calls us to his bounty, should we not obey him?

Why do we cheer ourselves with vain counsels, and venture upon a disobedience bringing death?

Shall we not fear, O kindred, the instruments of torture and weigh the threatenings of torment and shun this vain-glory and destructive pride?

The law itself is not forward to put us to death, if we dread torture.

For they were well aware of the sufferings, and masters of the pains. So that as soon as the tyrant had ceased counselling them to eat the unclean, they altogether with one voice, as from the same heart said:

And when the spearmen said, Consent to eat, that you may be released from your tortures,—

Now this one, having endured this praiseworthy death, the third was brought along, and exhorted by many to taste and save his life.

Do not you share the madness of your kindred: but give regard to the king, and save yourself.

For just as if, had they as slaves to the passions, eaten of the unholy, we should have said that they had been conquered by the;

now it is not so: but by means of the reasoning which is praised by God, they mastered their passions.

so that seven-towered right-reasoning of the young men, securing the harbour of religion, conquered the intermperance of passions.

for great is the trial of soul and danger of eternal torment laid up for those who transgress the commandment of God.

Let us arm ourselves, therefore, in the abnegation of the divine reasoning.

The mother, when two things were set before here, religion and the safety of her seven sons for a time, on the conditional promise of a tyrant,

But with the reasoning of religion the mother quenched passions so great and powerful.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him 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 put his angels in charge of you.’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’” Psalm 91:11-12

Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’” Deuteronomy 6:16

Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.

He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’” Deuteronomy 6:13

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ Exodus 20:14

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came out,’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”

As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

“He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”

But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.

Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Judas, who betrayed him, answered, “It isn’t me, is it, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You said it.”

But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”

He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.

Arise, let’s be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”

While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.”

Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!”

After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”

and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were serving him.

They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.

He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”

covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”