But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.
And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:
However, in the business of the representatives sent by the rulers of Babylon to get news of the wonder which had taken place in the land, God gave up guiding him, testing him to see what was in his heart.
The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?
And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.
Then give no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God is testing you, to see if all the love of your heart and soul is given to him.
And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;
And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;
Be not hard of heart, as when you made me angry, on the day of testing in the waste land,
See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.
But you, O Lord, have knowledge of me; you see me, searching and testing how my heart is with you: let them be pulled out like sheep to be put to death, make them ready for the day of death.
But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.
And that your hand is on him every morning, and that you are testing him every minute?
This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do.
They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
Now these are the nations which the Lord kept in the land for the purpose of testing Israel by them, all those who had had no experience of all the wars of Canaan;
For the purpose of testing Israel by them, to see if they would give ear to the orders of the Lord, which he had given to their fathers by the hand of Moses.
And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
This is the law for testing a wife who goes with another in place of her husband and becomes unclean;
The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.
For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.
Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
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