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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. |
Subject: How can Jesus be tempted if He is God? |
Bible Note: I think I can buy that. As you (and others in this discussion) have suggested, there seems to be two different kinds of temptation: internal (coming from within us) and external (originating in our circumstances or surroundings). As I understand it, Jesus was never dragged away and enticed by His own evil desires (as it says in James): He had none. His temptations were always external and never internal. I also believe that this was true for Adam and Eve, at least up until they had disobeyed the first time. I suppose that it should also be said that this does not mean that Jesus' temptations were any easier to deal with (humanly speaking), since He bore the full weight of _all_ His temptations by resisting them completely, even to the point of death. |