Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,
O Lord, why have You made us to err from Your ways and hardened our heart from fearing You? Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your inheritance.
The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
Jesus said to him, “It is also written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.