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'''Addiction and the Bible''': the [[Bible]] is the best defense against [[addiction]], and also confirms that all can triumph over their particular addictions.  For example:
 
'''Addiction and the Bible''': the [[Bible]] is the best defense against [[addiction]], and also confirms that all can triumph over their particular addictions.  For example:
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{{cquote|No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.<ref>{{bibleref|1Corinthians|10|13}}</ref>}}
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{{cquote|'''''No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man'''''. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.<ref>{{bibleref|1Corinthians|10|13}}</ref>}}
    
The Greek root for addiction is used more than two dozen times in the [[New Testament]], but English translations almost never use the terms "addiction" or "addicted".  One rare exception is the [[ESV]], which uses the term "addicted" but only once at {{bibleref|1Timothy|3|8}}:
 
The Greek root for addiction is used more than two dozen times in the [[New Testament]], but English translations almost never use the terms "addiction" or "addicted".  One rare exception is the [[ESV]], which uses the term "addicted" but only once at {{bibleref|1Timothy|3|8}}:
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