Testing God

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: — read the full passage →

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.

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

But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:

that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

and now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape.

Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I. — read the full passage →

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience. — read the full passage →

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

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who proveth our hearts.

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: — read the full passage →

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I. — read the full passage →

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials, — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure; — read the full passage →

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. — read the full passage →

And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work.

Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →

Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed? — read the full passage →

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.