KJV dictionary & concordance

tempted

Meaning of “tempted”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of tempt. Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

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25 occurrences22 verses12 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 17:7

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THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Matthew 4:1 · retained source text

¶ Then was Iesus led vp of the Spirit into the wildernesse, to bee tempted of the deuill.

1611 marginal noteMarke 1.12. luke 4.1.

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