Jump to: ATS • ISBE • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources ATS Bible Dictionary TemptTo make trial of, Luke 10:25, and usually to present inducements to sin. Satan is the great tempter, seeking thus most effectually to destroy men's souls, 1 Chronicles 21:1 Job 1:1-2:13 Matthew 4:1 1 Thessalonians 3:5. Men are also led into sin by their own evil inclinations and by other men, James 1:14-15. God, being holy and desirous of men's holiness, does not thus tempt them, James 1:13; but he makes trial of them, to prove, exercise, and establish their graces, Genesis 22:1 James 1:2-3. Christ stands ready to support his people under any possible temptation, 1 1 Corinthians 10:13 Hebrews 2:18 4:15 2 Peter 2:19. Yet they are not to rush into temptation unbidden, Luke 11:4. Men tempt God by presumptuously experimenting on his providence or his grace, or by distrusting him, Exodus 17:2,7 Isaiah 7:12 Matthew 4:7 Acts 5:9 15:10. Sore afflictions are often called temptations or trials, as they are frequently the occasion of sin, Matthew 6:13 Luke 8:13 22:28 James 1:12 1 Peter 1:6,7. Christ, at the outset of his public ministry, was violently assailed by the tempter, who thus displayed his effrontery and his blindness, hoping perhaps that the human soul of the Redeemer would be left unaided by his divinity, Matthew 4:1-25. The temptations are to be understood as real transactions, and not as visions. The tempter was baffled, and left him for a season, to meet a like rebuff on every future assault, Luke 4:13 22:53 John 14:30. The Savior triumphed, and paradise was regained. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.2. (v. t.) To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce. 3. (v. t.) To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate. 4. (v. t.) To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia TEMPT; TEMPTATIONtemt, tem-ta'-shun (nacah, "to prove" "try," "tempt" maccah, "a trial," "temptation"; peirazo, "to try" "prove" peirasmos "a trial," "proof"): The words have a sinister connotation in present-day usage which has not always attached to them. Originally the words were of neutral content, with the sense of "putting to the proof," the testing of character or quality. Thus, God is "tempted" by Israel's distrust of Him, as if the people were actually challenging Him to show His perfections (Exodus 17:2 Psalm 78:18 Acts 15:10 Hebrews 3:9, and often); Abraham is "tempted," being called upon to offer up Isaac (Genesis 22:1); and Jesus is "tempted" to a spectacular Messiahship (Matthew 4 and parallel passages (see TEMPTATION OF CHRIST)). No evil is implied in the subject of these temptations. Temptation therefore in the Scripture sense has possibilities of holiness as well as of sin. For as all experience witnesses, it is one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall. To be tempted-one may rejoice in that (James 1:2), since in temptation, by conquering it, one may achieve a higher and nobler manhood. Greek 3985. peirazo -- to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt ... to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: peirazo Phonetic Spelling: (pi-rad'-zo) Short Definition: I try, tempt, test ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3985.htm - 9k 1598. ekpeirazo -- to test thoroughly, tempt 374. anapeitho -- to persuade Strong's Hebrew 974. bachan -- to examine, try... examine, prove, tempt, try trial. A primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine ... /hebrew/974.htm - 6k 5254. nasah -- to test, try Library Whether to Tempt is Proper to the Devil? Whether it is a Sin to Tempt God? Then Answered Certain of the Scribes and Pharisees, that they ... Whether Temptation of God is Opposed to the virtue of Religion? Whether the Temptation of God Consists in Certain Deeds, Wherein ... Abraham's Offering up his Son Isaac Whether a Demon who is Overcome by Man, is for this Reason ... Whether it was Becoming that Christ Should be Tempted? 'Lead us not into Temptation' John the Baptist Thesaurus Tempt (18 Occurrences)... 4. (vt) To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TEMPT; TEMPTATION. ... Multi-Version Concordance Tempt (18 Occurrences). ... /t/tempt.htm - 15k Prove (83 Occurrences) Tempting (12 Occurrences) Tempted (25 Occurrences) Suggest (1 Occurrence) Try (84 Occurrences) Temptation (22 Occurrences) Temporary (13 Occurrences) Lack (86 Occurrences) Useless (47 Occurrences) Resources How can I overcome temptation? | GotQuestions.orgWhy are so many evangelical Christian leaders caught in scandals? | GotQuestions.org What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus' temptations? | GotQuestions.org Tempt: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Tempt (18 Occurrences)Matthew 4:7 Matthew 22:18 Mark 12:15 Luke 4:12 Luke 20:23 Acts 5:9 Acts 15:10 1 Corinthians 7:5 1 Corinthians 10:9 1 Thessalonians 3:5 Hebrews 3:9 James 1:13 Genesis 22:1 Exodus 17:2 Deuteronomy 6:16 Psalms 78:56 Isaiah 7:12 Malachi 3:15 Subtopics Tantalizing: General Scriptures Concerning Related Terms |