Bible Verses About Spiritual Struggle

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.