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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 6249 temptation, universality of
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Dictionary of Bible Themes
6000 Sin and salvation
6100 Aspects of sin
6248 temptation
6249 temptation, universality of
6249 temptation, universality of
6249 temptation, universality of
Scripture makes clear that all human beings are subject to temptation. It provides examples of individuals who have faced and yielded to such influences.
The inevitability of temptation to do wrong
1Co 10:13 See also Pr 7:21-23; Mt 13:20-21 pp Mk 4:16-17 pp Lk 8:13; Lk 17:1; Ro 7:15; 1Co 10:12; 2Co 11:3; 1Pe 1:6
Examples of those who were tempted
Adam and Eve tempted Ge 3:6-7 Sin enters the world through temptation, which leads to the fall of humanity.
Esau tempted See also Ge 25:29-34
Achan tempted Jos 7:21
Samson tempted Jdg 14:16-17
David tempted 2Sa 11:2-4
Gehazi tempted 2Ki 5:20-23
Peter tempted Mt 26:69-75 pp Lk 22:55-62 pp Jn 18:16-18 pp Jn 18:25-27
Help for those facing temptation
Ro 8:31 See also Jos 1:5; Ro 8:37-39; Heb 4:15-16; Heb 13:5; 1Jn 2:1; 1Jn 4:4; Rev 3:10
See also
| 5033 | knowledge of good & evil |
| 6023 | sin, universality |
| 6155 | fall of Adam & Eve |
| 8027 | faith, testing of |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
