<p>2:18 <i>For because he himself suffered when tempted, he is able to succour those who are being tempted</i>- This succouring of tempted persons is surely psychological, seeing that temptation is internal to the human heart (James 1:13-15; Mk. 7:15-23). The succouring is therefore through the gift of the Spirit in the hearts / psychology of the believer. The Lord was tempted because He was human; God Himself cannot be tempted (James 1:13). And because He overcame, therefore He is now able to give His Spirit, the mindset He had, to those who are &quot;in Him&quot; and desire to truly be as Him. This verse suggests that in the heat of temptation, at the very moment of it, He is able to provide psychological strength to overcome it. And this is the path to salvation, it is how He saves us in practice. Now is the day of salvation, and so now is the time when He will provide us this &quot;succour&quot; or aid (see on 2 Cor. 6:2). We can boldly say that the Lord Jesus is my helper / succourer s.w., so we need never fear a situation that could spiritually swamp us (Heb. 13:6). &quot;Suffered when tempted&quot; doesn't mean that He simply suffered in the sense of experienced temptation. The word is used many times of the Lord's suffering on the cross, and later in Hebrews it is used in this way (5:8; 9:26; 13:12). His identity with our temptations came to a climax of total identity on account of His final sufferings, when He was the most sorely tempted.&nbsp;</p>