Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6100 Aspects of sin » 6248 temptation » 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
1 Corinthians 10:13 See also Proverbs 7:21-23; Matthew 13:20-21 pp Mark 4:16-17 pp Luke 8:13; Luke 17:1; Romans 7:15; 1 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:6
Examples of those who were tempted
Adam and Eve tempted
Genesis 3:6-7 Sin enters the world through temptation, which leads to the fall of humanity.
Esau tempted
See also Genesis 25:29-34
Achan tempted
Joshua 7:21
Samson tempted
Judges 14:16-17
David tempted
2 Samuel 11:2-4
Solomon tempted
1 Kings 11:1,4
Gehazi tempted
2 Kings 5:20-23
Peter tempted
Matthew 26:69-75 pp Luke 22:55-62 pp John 18:16-18 pp John 18:25-27
Help for those facing temptation
Romans 8:31 See also Joshua 1:5; Romans 8:37-39; Hebrews 4:15-16; Hebrews 13:5; 1 John 2:1; John 4:4; Revelation 3:10
See also
5033 knowledge of good & evil 6023 sin, universality 6155 fall of Adam & Eve 8027 faith, testing of
