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NASB | Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin. |
Bible Question:
If Jesus is God, and God cannot be tempted, how could Jesus really be tempted? I think I have an answer, but I would like to hear from others. Ref. Mt. 4.1; Heb. 4.15; Jms. 1.13 |
Bible Answer: Matt 4:1-11. "...Jesus had no inward desire or inclination to sin, for these in themselves are sin (Matt 5:22,28). Because He was God He did not sin in any way, whether by actions or word or inner desire (2 Cor 5:21; Heb 7:26; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5). Yet Jesus' temptation was real, not merely symbolic. He was "tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin" (Heb 4:15). He was confronted by the tempter with a real opportunity to sin. ... He met all three temptations with Scriptural truth (vv.4,7,10) from Deuteronomy" (Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan, 1999). |