Topic
Temptation
217 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Luke 22:31Easton · Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
¶ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
- James 1:2Easton · Nave · Torrey A TEST
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
- James 1:12Easton · Nave · Torrey A TEST
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.
- 1 Peter 1:7Easton · Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
- Deuteronomy 8:2Easton · Nave A TEST
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
- Joshua 7:21Nave · Torrey YIELDING TO — Achan
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver…
- 1 Kings 15:30Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (Israel) into
Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
- 1 Chronicles 21:1–30Easton · Nave YIELDING TO — To count the nation of Israel
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. And Joab answered, The…
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 32:31Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
- Proverbs 4:14Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
- Proverbs 4:15Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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- Proverbs 16:29 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Daniel 12:10 Easton · Nave A TEST
- Zechariah 13:9 Easton · Nave A TEST
- Matthew 4:1–11 Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 4:3 Easton · Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Poverty
- Matthew 6:13 Nave · Torrey LEADING INTO — Prayer against being led into
- Matthew 26:41 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Mark 14:67–71 Nave · Torrey YIELDING TO — Peter
- Luke 8:13 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Luke 22:32 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Luke 22:40 Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 14:13 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Galatians 4:14 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 1 Timothy 6:9 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 1 Timothy 6:10 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Hebrews 2:18 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Hebrews 4:15 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Hebrews 11:17 Easton · Nave A TEST
- James 1:2–4 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- James 1:3 Nave · Torrey A TEST
- 1 Peter 1:6 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- 1 Peter 4:12 Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Peter 2:9 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 3:10 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Genesis 3:1–13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Genesis 3:1–19 Nave YIELDING TO — Adam and Eve
- Genesis 3:1 Torrey Exemplified — Eve
- Genesis 3:4 Torrey Exemplified — Eve
- Genesis 3:5 Torrey Exemplified — Eve
- Genesis 12:13 Nave YIELDING TO — Sarah, to lie
- Genesis 12:18 Nave INSTANCES OF — Abraham leads Pharaoh
- Genesis 12:19 Nave INSTANCES OF — Abraham leads Pharaoh
- Genesis 18:13–15 Nave YIELDING TO — Sarah, to lie
- Genesis 20:6 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Genesis 20:9 Nave INSTANCES OF — Abimelech
- Genesis 20:13 Nave YIELDING TO — Sarah, to lie
- Genesis 22:1–24 Easton
- Genesis 22:1–14 Nave A TEST
- Genesis 26:7 Nave YIELDING TO — Isaac, to lie
- Genesis 27:6–13 Nave YIELDING TO — Jacob, to defraud Esau
- Genesis 39:1–23 Easton
- Genesis 39:7–10 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Genesis 39:7 Torrey Exemplified — Joseph
- Exodus 34:12–16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Numbers 22:1–41 Nave INSTANCES OF — Balak tempts Balaam
- Numbers 22:15–22 Nave YIELDING TO — Balaam
- Numbers 22:17 Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Worldly glory
- Numbers 23:1–30 Nave INSTANCES OF — Balak tempts Balaam
- Numbers 24:1–25 Nave INSTANCES OF — Balak tempts Balaam
- Deuteronomy 7:25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 8:5 Nave A TEST
- Deuteronomy 8:11–14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 8:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 8:18 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 13:1–3 Nave A TEST
- Deuteronomy 13:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Judges 8:27 Nave INSTANCES OF — Gideon leads the people of Israel into sin
- 2 Samuel 11:2–5 Nave YIELDING TO — David, to commit adultery
- 2 Samuel 11:2 Torrey Exemplified — David
- 2 Samuel 24:1–25 Easton
- 1 Kings 11:4 Nave YIELDING TO — Solomon, to become an idolater through the influences of his wives
- 1 Kings 13:11–19 Nave YIELDING TO — The prophet of Judah
- 1 Kings 13:15–19 Nave INSTANCES OF — The old prophet of Beth-el, the prophet of Judah
- 2 Kings 20:12–20 Nave YIELDING TO — Hezekiah
- 2 Chronicles 32:30 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Nehemiah 4:9 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Nehemiah 13:26 Nave YIELDING TO — Solomon, to become an idolater through the influences of his wives
- Job 1:8–22 Nave A TEST
- Job 1:9–12 Torrey PERMITTED AS A TRIAL OF — Disinterestedness
- Job 2:3–10 Nave A TEST
- Job 31:1 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Job 31:5–17 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Job 31:19–34 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Job 31:38–40 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 17:4 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 66:10 Easton
- Psalms 66:10–13 Nave A TEST
- Psalms 73:2–26 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 94:17 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 94:18 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 119:101 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 119:110 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Psalms 119:165 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 1:10–17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 1:10 Torrey Evil associates, the instruments of
- Proverbs 2:10–12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 2:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 5:6–21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 6:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 6:28 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 7:6 Torrey Evil associates, the instruments of
- Proverbs 7:7–23 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 9:15–17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 12:26 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 13:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 14:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 19:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 28:10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 28:20 Torrey COMES FROM — Covetousness
- Proverbs 30:9 Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Poverty
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 33:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 33:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 39:1–4 Nave YIELDING TO — Hezekiah
- Isaiah 39:6 Nave YIELDING TO — Hezekiah
- Isaiah 39:7 Nave YIELDING TO — Hezekiah
- Jeremiah 2:24 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Jeremiah 2:25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Jeremiah 35:5–7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Daniel 4:30 Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Worldly glory
- Daniel 5:2 Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Worldly glory
- Daniel 6:1–28 Easton
- Hosea 7:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Amos 2:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Amos 4:12 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Matthew 4:1 Torrey The devil is the author of
- Matthew 4:2 Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Poverty
- Matthew 4:4 Torrey CHRIST — Resisted by the word of God
- Matthew 4:6 Torrey To presumption
- Matthew 4:7 Torrey CHRIST — Resisted by the word of God
- Matthew 4:8 Torrey OFTEN ARISES THROUGH — Prosperity
- Matthew 4:9 Torrey To worshipping the god of this world
- Matthew 4:10 Torrey CHRIST — Resisted by the word of God
- Matthew 4:11 Torrey CHRIST — Overcame
- Matthew 5:19 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 12:45 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 13:22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 16:1 Torrey CHRIST — Endured, from the wicked
- Matthew 18:6–9 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 22:18 Torrey CHRIST — Endured, from the wicked
- Matthew 24:42–44 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Matthew 25:13 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Matthew 26:31 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 26:38–42 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Matthew 26:69–74 Nave YIELDING TO — Peter
- Mark 1:13 Torrey CHRIST — Endured, from the devil
- Mark 4:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Mark 4:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Mark 10:21–25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Mark 13:21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Mark 13:22 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Mark 13:33–37 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Mark 14:37 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Mark 14:38 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 4:1–13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 4:13 Torrey The devil will renew
- Luke 8:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 10:25 Torrey CHRIST — Endured, from the wicked
- Luke 11:4 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 12:35–38 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Luke 21:33–36 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Luke 22:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 22:46 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 22:55–60 Nave YIELDING TO — Peter
- John 13:2 Torrey The devil is the author of
- John 16:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
- John 16:2 Nave General scriptures concerning
- John 17:15 Torrey CHRIST — Intercedes for his people under
- Romans 6:12–14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 7:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 8:35–39 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 12:21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 14:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Romans 14:21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 6:13 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 8:9–13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 10:28–32 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 2:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 11:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Galatians 5:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Galatians 6:1 Torrey SAINTS SHOULD — Restore those overcome by
- Ephesians 4:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ephesians 6:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ephesians 6:13–17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ephesians 6:16 Torrey SAINTS SHOULD — Resist, in faith
- 1 Timothy 5:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Timothy 3:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Hebrews 12:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Hebrews 12:4 Nave General scriptures concerning
- James 1:12–16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- James 1:13 Torrey God cannot be the subject of
- James 1:14 Torrey COMES FROM — Lusts
- James 1:15 Torrey Often ends in sin and perdition
- James 4:7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Peter 4:7 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- 1 Peter 5:1–14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Peter 5:8 Torrey SAINTS SHOULD — Watch against
- 1 Peter 5:9 Torrey SAINTS SHOULD — Resist, in faith
- 2 Peter 2:15 Nave YIELDING TO — Balaam
- 2 Peter 2:18 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Peter 3:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 John 2:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 John 2:26 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 John 4:4 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 3:2 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Revelation 3:3 Nave RESISTANCE TO
- Revelation 12:10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 12:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Revelation 12:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 20 references
(1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God “tempted [Gen. 22: 1; R.V., ‘did prove’] Abraham;” and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; comp. Deut. 8:2), putting their faith and patience to the test. (2.) Ordinarily, however, the word means solicitation to that which is evil, and hence Satan is called “the tempter” (Matt. 4:3). Our Lord was in this way tempted in the wilderness. That temptation was not internal, but by a real, active, subtle being. It was not self-sought. It was submitted to as an act of obedience on his part. “Christ was led, driven. An unseen personal force bore him a certain violence is implied in the words” (Matt. 4:1-11).
The scene of the temptation of our Lord is generally supposed to have been the mountain of Quarantania (q.v.), “a high and precipitous wall of rock, 1,200 or 1,500 feet above the plain west of Jordan, near Jericho.”
Temptation is common to all (Dan. 12:10; Zech. 13:9; Ps. 66:10; Luke 22:31, 40; Heb. 11:17; James 1:12; 1 Pet. 1:7; 4:12). We read of the temptation of Joseph (Gen. 39), of David (2 Sam. 24; 1 Chr. 21), of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:31), of Daniel (Dan. 6), etc. So long as we are in this world we are exposed to temptations, and need ever to be on our watch against them.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 182 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ge 3:1-13; 20:6; Ex 34:12-16; De 7:25; 8:11-14,17,18; 13:3; 1Ch 21:1; 2Ch 32:30,31; Ps 119:165; Pr 1:10-17; 2:10-12,16; 4:14,15; 5:6-21; 6:27,28; 7:7-23; 9:15-17; 12:26; 13:14; 14:27; 16:29; 19:27; 28:10; Ec 7:26; Isa 33:15,16; Jer 2:24,25; 35:5-7; Ho 7:5; Am 2:12; Mt 4:1-11; 5:19; 12:45; 13:22; 18:6-9; 26:31,41; Mr 4:15,17; 10:21-25; 13:21,22; 14:38; Lu 4:1-13; 8:13,14; 11:4; 22:3,31,32,40,46; Joh 16:1,2; Ro 6:12-14; 7:5; 8:35-39; 12:21; 14:13,15,21; 1Co 7:5; 8:9-13; 10:13,28-32; 2Co 2:11; 11:3,14,15; 12:7; Ga 4:14; 5:17; Eph 4:27; 6:11,13-17; 1Th 3:5; 1Ti 5:15; 6:9,10; 2Ti 3:13; Heb 2:18; 4:15; 12:3,4; Jas 1:2-4,12-16; 4:7; 1Pe 1:6,7; 4:12; 5; 2Pe 2:9,18; 3:17; 1Jo 2:16,26; 4:4; Re 3:10; 12:10,11,17
- → See DEMONS
- → See FAITH, TRIAL OF
- → See SATAN
- → A TEST Ge 22:1-14; De 8:2,5; 13:1-3; 2Ch 32:31; Job 1:8-22; 2:3-10; Ps 66:10-13; Da 12:10; Zec 13:9; Heb 11:17; Jas 1:2,3,12; 1Pe 1:6,7
- See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF
- See FAITH, TRIAL OF
- → LEADING INTO
- → INSTANCES OF
- Abraham leads Pharaoh Ge 12:18,19
- Abimelech Ge 20:9
- Balak tempts Balaam Nu 22; 23; 24
- The old prophet of Beth-el, the prophet of Judah 1Ki 13:15-19
- Gideon leads the people of Israel into sin Jud 8:27
- Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (Israel) into 1Ki 15:30
- See RESISTANCE TO
- See YIELDING TO, below
- → RESISTANCE TO Ge 39:7-10; Ne 4:9; Job 31:1,5-17,19-34,38-40; Ps 17:4; 73:2-26; 94:17,18; 119:101,110; Am 4:12; Mt 4:1-11; 24:42-44; 25:13; 26:38-42; Mr 13:33-37; 14:37,38; Lu 4:1-13; 12:35-38; 21:33-36; 1Co 6:13; 1Pe 4:7; Re 3:2,3
- → YIELDING TO
- INSTANCES OF
- Adam and Eve Ge 3:1-19
- Sarah, to lie Ge 12:13; 18:13-15; 20:13
- Isaac, to lie Ge 26:7
- Jacob, to defraud Esau Ge 27:6-13
- Balaam Nu 22:15-22; 2Pe 2:15
- Achan Jos 7:21
- David, to commit adultery 2Sa 11:2-5
- To count the nation of Israel 1Ch 21
- Solomon, to become an idolater through the influences of his wives 1Ki 11:4; Ne 13:26
- The prophet of Judah 1Ki 13:11-19
- Hezekiah 2Ki 20:12-20; Isa 39:1-4,6,7
- Peter Mt 26:69-74; Mr 14:67-71; Lu 22:55-60
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 78 references, grouped by sub-topic
- God cannot be the subject of Jas 1:13
- Does not come from God Jas 1:13
- COMES FROM
- The devil is the author of 1Ch 21:1; Mt 4:1; Joh 13:2; 1Th 3:5
- Evil associates, the instruments of Pr 1:10; 7:6; 16:29
- OFTEN ARISES THROUGH
- To distrust of God's providence Mt 4:3
- To presumption Mt 4:6
- To worshipping the god of this world Mt 4:9
- Often strengthened by the perversion of God's word Mt 4:6
- PERMITTED AS A TRIAL OF
- Faith 1Pe 1:7; Jas 1:2,3
- Disinterestedness Job 1:9-12
- Always conformable to the nature of man 1Co 10:13
- Often ends in sin and perdition 1Ti 6:9; Jas 1:15
- CHRIST
- God will not suffer saints to be exposed to, beyond their powers to bear 1Co 10:13
- God will make a way for saints to escape out of 1Co 10:13
- God enables the saints to bear 1Co 10:13
- God knows how to deliver saints out of 2Pe 2:9
- Christ keeps faithful saints from the hour of Re 3:10
- Saints may be in heaviness through 1Pe 1:6
- SAINTS SHOULD
- The devil will renew Lu 4:13
- Has strength through the weakness of the flesh Mt 26:41
- Mere professors fall away in time of Lu 8:13
- Blessedness of those who meet and overcome Jas 1:2-4,12
- Exemplified
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.