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Tests can be divinely ordained or arise from life's circumstances, and they serve to refine and strengthen believers.<br><br><b>Old Testament Examples</b><br><br>1. <b>Abraham's Test of Faith</b>: One of the most significant tests in the Old Testament is the command given to Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. This test was a profound trial of Abraham's faith and obedience to God. <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1-2</a> states, "Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, 'Abraham!' 'Here I am,' he replied. 'Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will show you.'" Abraham's willingness to obey demonstrated his unwavering faith, and God provided a ram as a substitute for Isaac.<br><br>2. <b>Israel's Wilderness Testing</b>: The Israelites experienced numerous tests during their 40 years in the wilderness. These tests were meant to teach them reliance on God and adherence to His commandments. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a> reflects on this period: "Remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments."<br><br>3. <b>Job's Trials</b>: The Book of Job presents a narrative where Job undergoes severe testing through loss and suffering. Despite his trials, Job's faithfulness is highlighted, and his account serves as an example of perseverance and trust in God's sovereignty.<br><br><b>New Testament Examples</b><br><br>1. <b>Jesus' Temptation</b>: Jesus Himself was tested in the wilderness by Satan. This event is recorded in <a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>, where Jesus resists the temptations of the devil by quoting Scripture, demonstrating His obedience and commitment to God's will.<br><br>2. <b>Testing of Believers</b>: The New Testament frequently addresses the testing of believers' faith. <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-3</a> encourages Christians to view trials positively: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."<br><br>3. <b>The Church at Smyrna</b>: In <a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a> , the church at Smyrna is warned of impending trials: "Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life."<br><br><b>Purpose and Outcome of Tests</b><br><br>Tests in the Bible serve multiple purposes. They reveal the true nature of one's faith, encourage spiritual growth, and demonstrate God's faithfulness. <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a> explains, "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials, so that the proven character of your faith&#8212;more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire&#8212;may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."<br><br><b>Divine Testing vs. Temptation</b><br><br>It is important to distinguish between divine testing and temptation. While God tests believers to strengthen their faith, He does not tempt them to sin. <a href="/james/1-13.htm">James 1:13</a> clarifies, "When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone."<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical theme of testing underscores the importance of faithfulness and reliance on God. Through tests, believers are refined and prepared for greater service and deeper relationship with God.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a test.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Means of trial; as, absence is a test of love.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) That with which anything is compared for proof of its genuineness; a touchstone; a standard.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) Discriminative characteristic; standard of judgment; ground of admission or exclusion.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) Judgment; distinction; discrimination.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) A reaction employed to recognize or distinguish any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as the production of some characteristic precipitate; also, the reagent employed to produce such reaction; thus, the ordinary test for sulfuric acid is the production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by means of some soluble barium salt.<p>8. (<I>v. t.</I>) To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation.<p>9. (<I>v. t.</I>) To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument.<p>10. (<I>v. t.</I>) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to test a solution by litmus paper.<p>11. (<I>n.</I>) A witness.<p>12. (<I>v. i.</I>) To make a testament, or will.<p>13. (<I>n.</I>) Alt. of Testa<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1598.htm"><span class="l">1598. ekpeirazo -- to <b>test</b> thoroughly, tempt</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>test</b> thoroughly, tempt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekpeirazo Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ek-pi-rad&#39;-zo) Short Definition: I put to the <b>test</b>, make trial of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1598.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/3985.htm"><span class="l">3985. peirazo -- to make proof of, to attempt, <b>test</b>, tempt</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to make proof of, to attempt, <b>test</b>, tempt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:<br> peirazo Phonetic Spelling: (pi-rad&#39;-zo) Short Definition: I try, tempt, <b>test</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3985.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1381.htm"><span class="l">1381. dokimazo -- to <b>test</b>, by impl. to approve</span></a> <br><b>...</b> dokimazo. 1381a . to <b>test</b>, by impl. <b>...</b> Cognate: 1381 (from 1384 , &quot;approved&quot;) -- properly,<br> to try (<b>test</b>) to (real, ); to reveal what is (). See 1384 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1381.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/96b.htm"><span class="l">96b. adokimos -- not standing the <b>test</b>, rejected</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 96a, 96b. adokimos. 97 . not standing the <b>test</b>, rejected. Transliteration:<br> adokimos Short Definition: <b>test</b>. Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/96b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p><a href="/greek/1381a.htm"><span class="l">1381a. dokimazo -- to <b>test</b>, by impl. to approve</span></a> <br><b>...</b> dokimazo. 1381b . to <b>test</b>, by impl. to approve. Transliteration: dokimazo Short<br> Definition: examine. Word Origin from dokimos Definition to <b>test</b>, by impl. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1381a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p><a href="/greek/1650.htm"><span class="l">1650. elegchos -- a proof, <b>test</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a proof, <b>test</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: elegchos Phonetic<br> Spelling: (el&#39;-eng-khos) Short Definition: a proof, persuasion, reproof <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1650.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4451.htm"><span class="l">4451. purosis -- a burning, hence a refining</span></a> <br><b>...</b> refining. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: purosis Phonetic Spelling:<br> (poo&#39;-ro-sis) Short Definition: a burning, trial, fiery <b>test</b> Definition: a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4451.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1383.htm"><span class="l">1383. dokimion -- a testing</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a testing. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: dokimion Phonetic Spelling:<br> (dok-im&#39;-ee-on) Short Definition: a <b>test</b>, trial, what is genuine Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1383.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1382.htm"><span class="l">1382. dokime -- (the process or result of) trial, proving <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> dokimos Definition (the process or result of) trial, proving, approval NASB Word<br> Usage ordeal (1), proof (2), proven character (2), proven worth (1), <b>test</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1382.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/96.htm"><span class="l">96. adokimos -- Admin, an Israelite</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Israelite. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: adokimos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ad-ok&#39;-ee-mos) Short Definition: failing to pass the <b>test</b> Definition: failing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/96.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5254.htm"><span class="l">5254. nasah -- to <b>test</b>, try</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5253, 5254. nasah. 5255 . to <b>test</b>, try. Transliteration: nasah Phonetic Spelling:<br> (naw-saw&#39;) Short Definition: <b>test</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5254.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6884.htm"><span class="l">6884. tsaraph -- to smelt, refine, <b>test</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 6883, 6884. tsaraph. 6885 . to smelt, refine, <b>test</b>. Transliteration: tsaraph<br> Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-raf&#39;) Short Definition: goldsmith. Word Origin a prim <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6884.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/239.htm"><span class="l">239. azan -- to weigh, <b>test</b>, prove</span></a><br><b>...</b> 238, 239. azan. 240 . to weigh, <b>test</b>, prove. Transliteration: azan Phonetic<br> Spelling: (aw-zan&#39;) Short Definition: pondered. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/239.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4531b.htm"><span class="l">4531b. massah -- a <b>test</b>, trial, proving</span></a><br><b>...</b> a <b>test</b>, trial, proving. Transliteration: massah Short Definition: trials. Word Origin<br> from nasah Definition a <b>test</b>, trial, proving NASB Word Usage trials (3). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4531b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/974.htm"><span class="l">974. bachan -- to examine, try</span></a><br><b>...</b> 973b, 974. bachan. 975 . to examine, try. Transliteration: bachan Phonetic<br> Spelling: (baw-khan&#39;) Short Definition: <b>test</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/974.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4924.htm"><span class="l">4924. mashman -- fatness</span></a><br><b>...</b> literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich<br> dish, a fertile field, a robust man -- fat (one, -ness, -<b>test</b>, -<b>test</b> place <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4924.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8505.htm"><span class="l">8505. takan -- to regulate, measure, estimate</span></a><br><b>...</b> ment. Estimate, <b>test</b>) -- bear up, direct, be ((un-))equal, mete, ponder, tell,<br> weigh. 8504, 8505. takan. 8506 . Strong&#39;s Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8505.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/dods/the_expositors_bible_the_gospel_of_st_john_vol_ii/xxiii_thomas_test.htm"><span class="l">Thomas&#39; <b>Test</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> XXIII. THOMAS&#39; <b>TEST</b>. <b>...</b> Was the ultimate <b>test</b> in his own case to be that very evidence<br> which in the case of others he maintained was insufficient? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxiii thomas test.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_crowning_test_and_triumph.htm"><span class="l">The Crowning <b>Test</b> and Triumph of Faith</span></a> <br><b>...</b> GENESIS THE CROWNING <b>TEST</b> AND TRIUMPH OF FAITH. II. The <b>...</b> meaning. &#39;God did<br> prove Abraham&#39;; the strange command was a <b>test</b> of his faith. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the crowning test and triumph.htm</font><p><a href="/library/orr/how_to_live_a_holy_life/keeping_the_commandments_a_test.htm"><span class="l">Keeping the Commandments a <b>Test</b> of Love.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS A <b>TEST</b> OF LOVE. <b>...</b> Again, Jesus says, &quot;If a man love me,<br> he will keep my words.&quot; Here is an unfailing <b>test</b> of love. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../orr/how to live a holy life/keeping the commandments a test.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/april_the_thirtieth_the_test.htm"><span class="l">April the Thirtieth the <b>Test</b> of victory</span></a> <br><b>...</b> APRIL The Thirtieth THE <b>TEST</b> OF VICTORY. &quot;David behaveth <b>...</b> 5. The hour of victory<br> is a more severe moral <b>test</b> than the hour of defeat. Many <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/april the thirtieth the test.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/recognitions_of_clement_/chapter_xi_test_of_astrology.htm"><span class="l"><b>Test</b> of Astrology.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book X. Chapter XI."<b>Test</b> of Astrology. Then I:answered: &quot;I shall therefore<br> tell you, my father, what is the nature of mathematics <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xi test of astrology.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_viii_test_of_truth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Test</b> of Truth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Homily II. Chapter VIII."<b>Test</b> of Truth. &quot;And it is by no means that which<br> is true, but that which is pleasing, which persuades <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter viii test of truth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_xv_test_of_idols.htm"><span class="l"><b>Test</b> of Idols.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Homily VIII. Chapter XV."<b>Test</b> of Idols. &quot;For as dire serpents draw sparrows<br> to them by their breath, so also these draw to their <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xv test of idols.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_xlviii_test_of_truth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Test</b> of Truth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Homily III. Chapter XLVIII."<b>Test</b> of Truth. Then said Simon: &quot;Since, as<br> you say, we must understand the things concerning God by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xlviii test of truth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_x_test_of_the_prophet.htm"><span class="l"><b>Test</b> of the Prophet.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Homily II. Chapter X."<b>Test</b> of the Prophet. &quot;If he is a Prophet, and is<br> able to know how the world was made, and the things that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter x test of the prophet.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lorenz/the_otterbein_hymnal/105_invitation_c_m_the_true.htm"><span class="l">Invitation. CM The True <b>Test</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CM The True <b>Test</b>. The True <b>Test</b>. <b>...</b> 5 O Lord and Master of us all, Whate&#39;er our name<br> or sign, We own thy sway, we hear thy call, We <b>test</b> our lives by thine! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/105 invitation c m the true.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/test.htm"><span class="l"><b>Test</b> (105 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination<br> or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a <b>test</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/test.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/testing.htm"><span class="l">Testing (46 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> &amp; vb. n.) of <b>Test</b>. 2. (n.) The act of testing or proving; trial; proof. 3. (n.)<br> The operation of refining gold or silver in a <b>test</b>, or cupel; cupellation. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/testing.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/evident.htm"><span class="l">Evident (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the evidence of things not seen,&quot; the English Revised Version &quot;proving,&quot; margin,<br> &quot;or <b>test</b>,&quot; better, as the American Standard Revised Version, &quot;conviction <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/evident.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prove.htm"><span class="l">Prove (83 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a <b>test</b> or standard; to <b>test</b>;<br> as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prove.htm - 34k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/try.htm"><span class="l">Try (84 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (vt) To prove by experiment; to apply a <b>test</b> to, for the purpose of determining<br> the quality; to examine; to prove; to <b>test</b>; as, to try weights or measures <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/try.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reprobate.htm"><span class="l">Reprobate (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The close phonetic resemblance and etymological affinity of dokimos to the verb<br> dokimazo, &quot;to try,&quot; &quot;<b>test</b>,&quot; has caused the notion of &quot;being tested,&quot; &quot;tried <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reprobate.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/evidently.htm"><span class="l">Evidently (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the evidence of things not seen,&quot; the English Revised Version &quot;proving,&quot; margin,<br> &quot;or <b>test</b>,&quot; better, as the American Standard Revised Version, &quot;conviction <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/evidently.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/evidence.htm"><span class="l">Evidence (41 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the evidence of things not seen,&quot; the English Revised Version &quot;proving,&quot; margin,<br> &quot;or <b>test</b>,&quot; better, as the American Standard Revised Version, &quot;conviction <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/evidence.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/examine.htm"><span class="l">Examine (48 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To <b>test</b> by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover<br> the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry or inspection of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/examine.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tested.htm"><span class="l">Tested (80 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (imp. &amp; pp) of <b>Test</b>. <b>...</b> Luke 22:31 Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you,<br> so that he may put you to the <b>test</b> as grain is tested: (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tested.htm - 28k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/test-God.html">What does it mean to test God? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/test-yourselves.html">What does &#8220;test yourselves&#8221; mean in 2 Corinthians 13:5? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/test-the-spirits.html">What does it mean to test the spirits? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/test.htm">Test: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Test (105 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written,'You shall not <span class="boldtext">test</span> the Lord, your God.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a></span><br />And let us not be put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, but keep us safe from the Evil One.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1</a></span><br />The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3</a></span><br />Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/22-18.htm">Matthew 22:18</a></span><br />But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you <span class="boldtext">test</span> me, you hypocrites?<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Matthew 22:35</a></span><br />One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Mark 8:11</a></span><br />The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Mark 10:2</a></span><br />Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/12-15.htm">Mark 12:15</a></span><br />Shall we give, or shall we not give?" But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you <span class="boldtext">test</span> me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-38.htm">Mark 14:38</a></span><br />Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/4-12.htm">Luke 4:12</a></span><br />And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/8-13.htm">Luke 8:13</a></span><br />And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the <span class="boldtext">test</span> comes they give up.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25</a></span><br />Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Luke 11:4</a></span><br />May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Luke 11:16</a></span><br />Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Luke 14:19</a></span><br />And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a <span class="boldtext">test</span> of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/20-23.htm">Luke 20:23</a></span><br />But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you <span class="boldtext">test</span> me?<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> as grain is tested:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-40.htm">Luke 22:40</a></span><br />And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-46.htm">Luke 22:46</a></span><br />And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19</a></span><br />And this is the <span class="boldtext">test</span> by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/6-6.htm">John 6:6</a></span><br />This he said to <span class="boldtext">test</span> him, for he himself knew what he would do.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/8-6.htm">John 8:6</a></span><br />They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Acts 5:9</a></span><br />But Peter asked her, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Acts 15:10</a></span><br />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?<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/22-24.htm">Acts 22:24</a></span><br />The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/22-29.htm">Acts 22:29</a></span><br />Then those who were about to put him to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/2-18.htm">Romans 2:18</a></span><br />and know the supreme will, and can <span class="boldtext">test</span> things that differ--being a man who receives instruction from the Law--<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a></span><br />each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will <span class="boldtext">test</span> what sort of work each man's work is.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-14.htm">1 Corinthians 3:14</a></span><br />If any one's work--the building which he has erected--stands the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, he will be rewarded.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9</a></span><br />Neither let us <span class="boldtext">test</span> the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />You have been put to no <span class="boldtext">test</span> but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">2 Corinthians 2:9</a></span><br />For to this end also I have written, that I might know, by putting you to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, if as to everything ye are obedient.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">2 Corinthians 8:2</a></span><br />How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-8.htm">2 Corinthians 8:8</a></span><br />I am not saying this by way of command, but to <span class="boldtext">test</span> by the standard of other men's earnestness the genuineness of your love also.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">2 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Test</span> your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don't you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless indeed you are disqualified.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/13-6.htm">2 Corinthians 13:6</a></span><br />But I hope that you will know that we aren't disqualified. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/13-7.htm">2 Corinthians 13:7</a></span><br />Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/6-4.htm">Galatians 6:4</a></span><br />But let each man <span class="boldtext">test</span> his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Test</span> all things, and hold firmly that which is good.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm">1 Timothy 3:10</a></span><br />Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless. <br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/2-18.htm">Hebrews 2:18</a></span><br />For having been put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> himself, he is able to give help to others when they are tested.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Hebrews 3:9</a></span><br />where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my works for forty years.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17</a></span><br />By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, he will gain the victor's crown--even the crown of Life--which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/1-13.htm">James 1:13</a></span><br />Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12</a></span><br />Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to <span class="boldtext">test</span> you, as though a strange thing happened to you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but <span class="boldtext">test</span> the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">1 John 4:2</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">test</span> by which you may recognize the Spirit of God is that every spirit which acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come as man is from God,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/4-6.htm">1 John 4:6</a></span><br />The man who is beginning to know God listens to us, but he who is not a child of God does not listen to us. By this <span class="boldtext">test</span> we can distinguish the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Revelation 2:2</a></span><br />"I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can't tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a></span><br />Don't be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/3-10.htm">Revelation 3:10</a></span><br />Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a></span><br />It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Genesis 30:33</a></span><br />And so you will be able to put my honour to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/42-15.htm">Genesis 42:15</a></span><br />By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a></span><br />Then said Yahweh to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may <span class="boldtext">test</span> them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2</a></span><br />Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you <span class="boldtext">test</span> Yahweh?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a></span><br />He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, "Is Yahweh among us, or not?"<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Exodus 20:20</a></span><br />Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to <span class="boldtext">test</span> you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22</a></span><br />Because all these men, having seen my glory and the signs which I have done in Egypt and in the waste land, still have put me to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> ten times, and have not given ear to my voice;<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a></span><br />Do not put the Lord your God to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> as you did in Massah. <br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a></span><br />Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8</a></span><br />And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/2-22.htm">Judges 2:22</a></span><br />In order to put Israel to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, and see if they will keep the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did, or not.<br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1</a></span><br />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;<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-39.htm">Judges 6:39</a></span><br />Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more <span class="boldtext">test</span> with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/7-4.htm">Judges 7:4</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people are still too many. Bring them down to the water, and I will <span class="boldtext">test</span> them for you there. It shall be, that of whom I tell you,'This shall go with you,' the same shall go with you; and of whoever I tell you,'This shall not go with you,' the same shall not go."<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-14.htm">2 Samuel 2:14</a></span><br />And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a <span class="boldtext">test</span> of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1</a></span><br />Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> with hard questions.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-1.htm">2 Chronicles 9:1</a></span><br />Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm">2 Chronicles 32:31</a></span><br />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.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/7-18.htm">Job 7:18</a></span><br />that you should visit him every morning, and <span class="boldtext">test</span> him every moment?<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE DBY YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/12-11.htm">Job 12:11</a></span><br />Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth?<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalms 11:4</a></span><br />The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Psalms 11:5</a></span><br />The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalms 17:3</a></span><br />Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.<br /><span class="source">(Root in JPS BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalms 26:2</a></span><br />Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalms 66:10</a></span><br />For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalms 78:18</a></span><br />Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/78-41.htm">Psalms 78:41</a></span><br />Again they put God to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Psalms 81:7</a></span><br />You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah." Selah.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Psalms 95:9</a></span><br />when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalms 106:14</a></span><br />but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalms 139:23</a></span><br />O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:1</a></span><br />I said in my heart, "Come now, I will <span class="boldtext">test</span> you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:18</a></span><br />I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-23.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:23</a></span><br />All this I have put to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/7-12.htm">Isaiah 7:12</a></span><br />But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the <span class="boldtext">test</span> by making such a request.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Jeremiah 6:27</a></span><br />I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people; that you may know and try their way. <br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a></span><br />So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>; this I will do because of their evil-doing.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a></span><br />But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></span><br />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.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Jeremiah 20:12</a></span><br />But, Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/3-40.htm">Lamentations 3:40</a></span><br />Let us make search and put our ways to the <span class="boldtext">test</span>, turning again to the Lord;<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><a href="/concordance/t/test2.htm"></a><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/t/test.htm">Test</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related 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