Instead, each person is tempted by their own evil desires, which lead them on and drag them away.
You were taught not to live the way you used to, but to get rid of that old way of life, which was corrupted by its deceptive desires.
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart. Those are the things that make someone unclean.
Instead, encourage one another every day, while it’s still called “Today,” so that sin doesn’t deceive any of you and harden you.
Did what is good cause me to die? Not at all! But sin had to be recognized for what it was. So it used what was good to bring about my death. Because of the commandment, sin became totally sinful.
But I tell you that anyone who looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Sin took advantage of the opportunity that the commandment provided, and it tricked me. It used the commandment to put me to death.
Those are the things that make you unclean. But eating without washing your hands doesn’t make you unclean.”
Then the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, and there the devil tempted him.
When a person is tempted, they shouldn’t say, “God is tempting me.” God can’t be tempted by evil, and he doesn’t tempt anyone.
These desires have a child known as sin, and when sin grows up, it leads to death.