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Bible Verses About Temptation

Scripture for resisting what pulls you away.

10 verses for resisting what pulls you away, in the King James Version. Tap Copy to send one to a friend, or print the page for your fridge, journal or small group.

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 (KJV)
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. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
James 1:12–14 (KJV)
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 (KJV)
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 (KJV)
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (KJV)
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16 (KJV)
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalm 119:11 (KJV)
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
2 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Romans 6:12–13 (KJV)
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11 (KJV)

How to use these verses this week

  1. Pick one. Choose the verse that hits closest to what you are facing today.
  2. Write it down. Put it on your phone’s lock screen or a sticky note where you’ll see it.
  3. Pray it back. Turn the verse into a sentence to God in your own words.
  4. Learn it by heart. Our free memory verse flashcards make it easier.

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Questions

What is the best Bible verse about temptation?

Many people turn to 1 Corinthians 10:13: “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.”

Which translation are these verses?

King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain in the United States, so you can copy, print and share them freely.