Dig Deeper - Week 3: Temptation & Testing

Awake Us Now · Feb 3, 2026 · 8m

We take a look at Matthew 6:13, a portion of The Lord's Prayer. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

However, we read in James 1:13 "When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;"

So are these two verses contracting each other? Or are we misunderstanding something. So let's look at the original words used in this Scripture.

1. Peirazō - verb meaning to test/try or tempt - two very different meanings

2. Peirasmos - noun meaning testing/trail or temptation - again, two very different meanings

How can I…