16 Bijbelverzen over het weerstaan van verleiding

The Bible says that God tempts no one and that with every temptation he provides a way out. Paul calls it “the way of escape” in 1 Corinthians 10:13, and the believer’s part is to resist the devil (James 4:7), to flee (2 Timothy 2:22), and to “watch and pray” (Matthew 26:41). The usual New Testament noun is peirasmos, which covers temptation, trial and testing. James 1 uses it for the trials that produce steadfastness and then turns, a few…