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1 οραω-VB--AAPNSF δε-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF οτι-C ου-D τικτω-VX--XAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM και-C ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--ASF αδελφη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM διδωμι-VO--AAD2S εγω- P--DS τεκνον-N2N-APN ει-C δε-X μη-D τελευταω-VF--FAI1S εγω- P--NS

2 θυμοω-VCI-API3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--DSF *ραχηλ-N---DSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSF μη-D αντι-P θεος-N2--GSM εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ος- --NSM στερεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS καρπος-N2--ASM κοιλια-N1A-GSF

3 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM ιδου-I ο- A--NSF παιδισκη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS *βαλλα-N---NSF ειςερχομαι-VB--AAD2S προς-P αυτος- D--ASF και-C τικτω-VF--FMI3S επι-P ο- A--GPN γονυ-N3--GPN εγω- P--GS και-C τεκνοποιεω-VF--FMI1S καιεγω-C+ PNS εκ-P αυτος- D--GSF

4 και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *βαλλα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF αυτος- D--DSM γυνη-N3K-ASF ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X προς-P αυτος- D--ASF *ιακωβ-N---NSM

5 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *βαλλα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF παιδισκη-N1--NSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM υιος-N2--ASM

6 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF κρινω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C επιακουω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF εγω- P--GS και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS υιος-N2--ASM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *δαν-N---GSM

7 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ετι-D *βαλλα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF παιδισκη-N1--NSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S υιος-N2--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM

8 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF συνλαμβανω-VBI-AMI3S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C συν αναστρεφω-VDI-API1S ο- A--DSF αδελφη-N1--DSF εγω- P--GS και-C δυναμαι-VSI-API1S και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *νεφθαλι-N---ASM

9 οραω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λεια-N---NSF οτι-C ιστημι-VHI-AAI3S ο- A--GSN τικτω-V1--PAN και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *ζελφα-N---ASF ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSF και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM γυνη-N3K-ASF

10 ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X προς-P αυτος- D--ASF *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *ζελφα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF παιδισκη-N1--NSF *λεια-N---GSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM υιος-N2--ASM

11 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF εν-P τυχη-N1--DSF και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *γαδ-N---ASM

12 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *ζελφα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF παιδισκη-N1--NSF *λεια-N---GSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ετι-D ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM υιος-N2--ASM δευτερος-A1A-ASM

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF μακαριος-A1A-NSF εγω- P--NS οτι-C μακαριζω-V1--PAI3P εγω- P--AS ο- A--NPF γυνη-N3K-NPF και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ασηρ-N---ASM

14 πορευομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X *ρουβην-N---NSM εν-P ημερα-N1A-DPF θερισμος-N2--GSM πυρος-N2--GPM και-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S μηλον-N2N-APN μανδραγορας-N2--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSM αγρος-N2--DSM και-C φερω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN προς-P *λεια-N---ASF ο- A--ASF μητηρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--DSF *λεια-N---DSF διδωμι-VO--AAD2S εγω- P--DS ο- A--GPM μανδραγορας-N2--GPM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS

15 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λεια-N---NSF ου-D ικανος-A1--NSN συ- P--DS οτι-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI2S ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM εγω- P--GS μη-D και-C ο- A--APM μανδραγορας-N2--APM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF ου-D ουτως-D κοιμαω-VC--APD3S μετα-P συ- P--GS ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF ουτος- D--ASF αντι-P ο- A--GPM μανδραγορας-N2--GPM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM συ- P--GS

16 ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιακωβ-N---NSM εκ-P αγρος-N2--GSM εσπερα-N1A-GSF και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF εις-P συναντησις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI2S σημερον-D μισθοομαι-VM--XMI1S γαρ-X συ- P--AS αντι-P ο- A--GPM μανδραγορας-N2--GPM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS και-C κοιμαω-VCI-API3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκεινος- D--ASF

17 και-C επιακουω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *λεια-N---GSF και-C συνλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM υιος-N2--ASM πεμπτος-A1--ASM

18 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM μισθος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS αντι-P ος- --GSM διδωμι-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ο- A--DSM ανηρ-N3--DSM εγω- P--GS και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ισσαχαρ-N---ASM ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S *μισθος-N2--NSM

19 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S ετι-D *λεια-N---NSF και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S υιος-N2--ASM εκτος-A1--ASM ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM

20 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *λεια-N---NSF δωρεομαι-VM--XMI3S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM δωρον-N2N-ASN καλος-A1--ASN εν-P ο- A--DSM νυν-D καιρος-N2--DSM αιρετιζω-VF--FAI3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GS τικτω-VBI-AAI3P γαρ-X αυτος- D--DSM υιος-N2--APM εξ-M και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ζαβουλων-N---ASM

21 και-C μετα-P ουτος- D--ASN τικτω-VBI-AAI3S θυγατηρ-N3--ASF και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSF *δινα-N---ASF

22 μιμνησκω-VSI-API3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF και-C επιακουω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM και-C αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASF μητρα-N1A-ASF

23 και-C συνλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *ιακωβ-N---DSM υιος-N2--ASM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF αποαιρεω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASN ονειδος-N3E-ASN

24 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSF προςτιθημι-VE--AMD3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--DS υιος-N2--ASM ετερος-A1A-ASM

25 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ως-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF ο- A--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---ASM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *λαβαν-N---DSM αποστελλω-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--AS ινα-C αποερχομαι-VB--AAS1S εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS

26 αποδιδωμι-VO--AAD2S ο- A--APF γυνη-N3K-APF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN παιδιον-N2N-APN περι-P ος- --GPM δουλευω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DS ινα-C αποερχομαι-VB--AAS1S συ- P--NS γαρ-X γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI2S ο- A--ASF δουλεια-N1A-ASF ος- --ASF δουλευω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DS

27 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM ει-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3P χαρις-N3--ASF εναντιον-P συ- P--GS οιωνιζομαι-VAI-AMI1S αν-X ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S γαρ-X εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSF σος-A1--DSF εισοδος-N2--DSF

28 διαστελλω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASM μισθος-N2--ASM συ- P--GS προς-P εγω- P--AS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S

29 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM συ- P--NS γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI2S ος- --APN δουλευω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--DS και-C οσος-A1--NPN ειμι-V9--IAI3S κτηνος-N3E-NPN συ- P--GS μετα-P εγω- P--GS

30 μικρος-A1A-NPN γαρ-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S οσος-A1--NPN συ- P--DS ειμι-V9--IAI3S εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS και-C αυξανω-VCI-API3S εις-P πληθος-N3E-ASN και-C ευλογεω-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--AS κυριος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--DSM πους-N3D-DSM εγω- P--GS νυν-D ουν-X ποτε-D ποιεω-VA--AAS1S καιεγω-C+ PNS εμαυτου- D--DSM οικος-N2--ASM

31 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM τις- I--ASN συ- P--DS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM ου-D διδωμι-VF--FAI2S εγω- P--DS ουδεις-A3--ASN εαν-C ποιεω-VA--AAS2S εγω- P--DS ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN ουτος- D--ASN παλιν-D ποιμαινω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN συ- P--GS και-C φυλασσω-VF--FAI1S

32 παραερχομαι-VB--AAD3S πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN συ- P--GS σημερον-D και-C διαχωριζω-VA--AAD2S εκειθεν-D πας-A3--ASN προβατον-N2N-ASN φαιος-A1A-ASN εν-P ο- A--DPM αρνος-N3--DPM και-C πας-A3--ASN διαλευκος-A1B-ASN και-C ραντος-A1--ASN εν-P ο- A--DPF αιξ-N3G-DPM ειμι-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DS μισθος-N2--NSM

33 και-C επιακουω-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DS ο- A--NSF δικαιοσυνη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF αυριον-D οτι-C ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSM μισθος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS ενωπιον-P συ- P--GS πας-A3--NSN ος- --NSN εαν-C μη-D ειμι-V9--PAS3S ραντος-A1--NSN και-C διαλευκος-A1B-NSN εν-P ο- A--DPF αιξ-N3G-DPM και-C φαιος-A1A-NSN εν-P ο- A--DPM αρνος-N3--DPM κλεπτω-VM--XMPNSN ειμι-VF--FMI3S παρα-P εγω- P--DS

34 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *λαβαν-N---NSM ειμι-V9--PAD3S κατα-P ο- A--ASN ρημα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS

35 και-C διαστελλω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--APM τραγος-N2--APM ο- A--APM ραντος-A1--APM και-C ο- A--APM διαλευκος-A1B-APM και-C πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF αιξ-N3G-APF ο- A--APF ραντος-A1--APF και-C ο- A--APF διαλευκος-A1B-APF και-C πας-A3--ASN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S λευκος-A1--NSN εν-P αυτος- D--DPM και-C πας-A3--ASN ος- --NSN ειμι-V9--IAI3S φαιος-A1A-NSN εν-P ο- A--DPM αρνος-N3--DPM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S δια-P χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GPM υιος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM

36 και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S οδος-N2--ASF τρεις-A3--GPF ημερα-N1A-GPF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *ιακωβ-N---GSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM δε-X ποιμαινω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN *λαβαν-N---GSM ο- A--APN υπολειπω-VV--APPAPN

37 λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X εαυτου- D--DSM *ιακωβ-N---NSM ραβδος-N2--ASF στυρακινος-A1--ASF χλωρος-A1A-ASF και-C καρυινος-A1--ASF και-C πλατανος-N2--GSF και-C λεπιζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APF *ιακωβ-N---NSM λεπισμα-N3--APN λευκος-A1--APN περισυρω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--ASN χλωρος-A1A-ASN φαινω-V1I-IMI3S δε-X επι-P ο- A--DPF ραβδος-N2--DPF ο- A--NSN λευκος-A1--NSN ος- --ASN λεπιζω-VAI-AAI3S ποικιλος-A1--NSN

38 και-C παρατιθημι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APF ραβδος-N2--APF ος- --APF λεπιζω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DPF ληνος-N2--DPF ο- A--GPN ποτιστηριον-N2N-GPN ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ινα-C ως-C αν-X ερχομαι-VB--AAS3P ο- A--NPN προβατον-N2N-NPN πινω-VB--AAN ενωπιον-P ο- A--GPF ραβδος-N2--GPF ερχομαι-VB--AAPGPN αυτος- D--GPN εις-P ο- A--ASN πινω-VB--AAN

39 ενκισσαω-VA--AAS3P ο- A--NPN προβατον-N2N-NPN εις-P ο- A--APF ραβδος-N2--APF και-C τικτω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--NPN προβατον-N2N-NPN διαλευκος-A1B-APN και-C ποικιλος-A1--APN και-C σποδοειδης-A3H-APN ραντος-A1--APN

40 ο- A--APM δε-X αμνος-N2--APM διαστελλω-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S εναντιον-P ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN κριος-N2--ASM διαλευκος-A1B-ASM και-C πας-A3--ASN ποικιλος-A1--ASN εν-P ο- A--DPM αμνος-N2--DPM και-C διαχωριζω-VAI-AAI3S εαυτου- D--DSM ποιμνιον-N2N-APN κατα-P εαυτου- D--ASM και-C ου-D μιγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APN εις-P ο- A--APN προβατον-N2N-APN *λαβαν-N---GSM

41 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSM καιρος-N2--DSM ος- --DSM ενκισσαω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NPN προβατον-N2N-NPN εν-P γαστηρ-N3--DSF λαμβανω-V1--PAPNPN τιθημι-VAI-AAI3S *ιακωβ-N---NSM ο- A--APF ραβδος-N2--APF εναντιον-P ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN εν-P ο- A--DPF ληνος-N2--DPF ο- A--GSN ενκισσαω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--APN κατα-P ο- A--APF ραβδος-N2--APF

42 ηνικα-D δε-X αν-X τικτω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPN προβατον-N2N-NPN ου-D τιθημι-V7I-IAI3S γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ο- A--NPN ασημος-A1B-NPN ο- A--GSM *λαβαν-N---GSM ο- A--NPN δε-X επισημος-A1B-NPN ο- A--GSM *ιακωβ-N---GSM

43 και-C πλουτεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM σφοδρα-D σφοδρα-D και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM κτηνος-N3E-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN και-C βους-N3--NPM και-C παις-N3D-NPM και-C παιδισκη-N1--NPF και-C καμηλος-N2--NPM και-C ονος-N2--NPM

   

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3927. 'And Rachel said, With the wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed' in the highest sense means [the Lord's] own power, in the internal sense temptation in which a person overcomes, in the external sense resistance offered by the natural man. This is clear from the meaning of 'the wrestlings of God' and of 'wrestling' as temptations, since temptations are nothing else than the wrestlings of the internal man with the external, or of the spiritual man with the natural, for each desires to have dominion over the other. And when there is any to-do about that dominion, conflict takes place, which in this case is portrayed as 'wrestling'. As regards 'prevailing' meaning overcoming, this is clear without explanation.

[2] The reason these words in the highest sense mean His own power is that when in the world He was in the [infirm] Human the Lord suffered all temptations by His own power and overcame them by His own power, unlike any human being who never endures any spiritual temptation by his own power and overcomes in it; only the Lord residing with him does so. But see what has been stated and shown already concerning these matters:

The Lord suffered the severest temptations, much severer than those suffered by others, 1663, 1668, 1690, 1737, 1787, 1789, 1812, 1813, 1815, 1820, 2776, 2786, 2795, 2813, 2816, 3318.

The Lord fought and overcame by His own power, 1616, 1692, 1813, 3381.

And the Lord alone fights in man's conflicts, 1692.

[3] As regards 'the wrestlings of God' and 'prevailing' meaning, in the internal sense, temptations in which a person overcomes, this is clear from what has been stated immediately above. But the reason why in the external sense resistance from the natural man is meant is that no temptation is anything else. For as has been stated, in spiritual temptations there is a to-do over who is to have dominion, that is to say, who is going to have the power. Is the internal man to have it or the external - or what amounts to the same, the spiritual man or the natural? For they stand opposed to each other, 3913. Indeed when a person undergoes temptations his internal or spiritual man is governed by the Lord through angels, but his external or natural man by spirits from hell. And the conflict that takes place between these is experienced by that person as temptation. When a person both in faith and in life is such that he is able to be regenerated he overcomes in temptations, but when he is such that he is not able to be regenerated he goes under in temptations. The resistance offered by the natural man is meant by Rachel's statement that she had wrestled with her sister, for Leah, to whom 'sister' refers here, means the external man's affection, but 'Rachel' the internal man's, 3793, 3819.

  
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1820. 'By what shall I know that I shall inherit it?' means temptation directed against the Lord's love which wished to be made quite certain of the outcome. This becomes clear from the feeling of doubt which the words express. Anyone who is undergoing temptation experiences doubt as regards the end in view. That end is the love against which evil spirits and evil genii fight and in so doing place the end in doubt. And the greater his love is, the more they place it in doubt. Unless the end in view which a person loves is placed in doubt, and even in despair, there would be no temptation. A feeling of certainty about the outcome precedes, and is part of, victory.

[2] Since few people know what temptations really are, let a brief explanation of them be given here. Evil spirits never contend against any other things than those which a person loves, and the more intensely he loves them the more fiercely do those spirits contend. Evil genii are the ones that contend against the things of affection for what is good, and evil spirits are the ones that do so against the affection for what is true. As soon as they detect even the smallest thing that a person loves or get a scent, so to speak, of what is delightful and precious to him, they attack it instantly and try to destroy it, and so the whole person, since his life consists in his loves. Nothing ever gives them greater delight than to destroy a person; nor would they leave off but would continue even for ever, if the Lord did not drive them away. Those who are ill-disposed and deceitful worm their way into those very loves by flattering them, and in this way they bring a person in among themselves. And once they have so brought him in, they very soon try to destroy his loves and so to slay that person, which they do in a thousand unimaginable ways.

[3] Nor are the attacks which they make solely those in which they reason against goods and truths - the making of such attacks being nothing to them, for if they were defeated a thousand times over they would carry on with them because their supply of reasonings against goods and truths can never be exhausted. Rather, in their attacks, they pervert goods and truths, setting these ablaze with a certain kind of evil desire and of persuasion, so that the person himself does not know any other than that similar desire and persuasion reign within him. At the same time they infuse those goods and truths with delight which they seize from the delight which that person has in some other thing. In these ways they infect and infest him most deceitfully, doing it all so skillfully by leading him from the one thing to another that if the Lord did not come to his aid, that person would never know other than that it was indeed so.

[4] They act in similar ways against the affections for truth that constitute conscience. As soon as they become aware of anything, whatever the nature of it, that is a constituent part of that conscience, they mould an affection out of the falsities and weaknesses that exist with that person, and by means of that affection they dim the light of truth and so pervert it, or else they cause him anxiety and torment. In addition to this they keep his thought firmly fixed on one single thing; and they fill that thought with delusions, at the same time secretly incorporating evil desires within those delusions. Besides this they use countless other devices which cannot possibly be described so as to be understood. These are a few of the ways - and only very general ones - by which they are able to get at a person's conscience, which above all else they take the greatest delight in destroying.

[5] These few, indeed very few, observations show the nature of temptations - in general that the nature of a person's temptations is as the nature of his loves. They also show the nature of the Lord's temptations, that these were the most dreadful of all, for as is the intensity of the love so is the dreadfulness of the temptations. The Lord's love - a most ardent love - was the salvation of the whole human race; it was therefore a total affection for good and affection for truth in the highest degree. Against these all the hells contended, employing the most malicious forms of guile and venom, but the Lord nevertheless conquered them all by His own power. Victories have this effect, that after they have been won, wicked genii and spirits do not dare to attempt anything; for their life consists in their being able to destroy, but when they perceive that a person is able to withstand them, they flee even when they are making their first assault, as they usually do when they draw near to merely the threshold of heaven. They are straightaway gripped with horror and dread and hurl themselves back in retreat.

  
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