The word in Scripture

Temptation in the Bible

The word temptation appears 16 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Temptation is the pull toward sin, which God gives a way to escape. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What temptation means in the Bible

Temptation is the pull toward sin, which God gives a way to escape.

Where the word temptation appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word temptation appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”Psalms 95:8

“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”Matthew 26:41

“Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.”Mark 14:38

“And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.”Luke 4:13

“And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.”Luke 22:40

“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

“Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”Hebrews 3:8

“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”Revelation 3:10