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So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.”
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The Temptation of Jesus
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.
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And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
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“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
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Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
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The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.
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Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
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The Temptation of Jesus
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
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The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.
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and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation.”
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Teachings about Forgiveness and Faith
One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
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There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”
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“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.”
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The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
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We Harvest What We Plant
Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
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But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
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God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
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Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.
