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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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James 1:13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · James 1:13 · retained source text

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with euill, neither tempteth he any man.

1611 marginal noteOr, euils.

James 1:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · James 1:14 · retained source text

But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away of his owne lust, and entised.

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