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The Scriptures provide numerous examples and teachings on how trials and tests are integral to the spiritual growth and maturity of believers.<br><br><b>Testing of Faith</b><br><br>The Bible frequently addresses the testing of faith as a means by which God refines and strengthens His people. <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a> states, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." This passage highlights the purpose of trials in developing perseverance and maturity in believers.<br><br><b>God's Sovereignty in Trials</b><br><br>The Scriptures affirm that God is sovereign over all circumstances, including trials. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> assures believers, "And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose." This verse underscores the belief that God uses trials for the ultimate good of His people, shaping them according to His divine purpose.<br><br><b>Examples of Testing in the Bible</b><br><br>Several biblical figures experienced significant trials that tested their faith and character. Abraham, for instance, faced the ultimate test when God commanded him to sacrifice his son Isaac. <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1-2</a> recounts, "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, which I will show you.'" Abraham's obedience demonstrated his unwavering faith in God's promises.<br><br>Job is another prominent example of enduring trials. Despite losing his wealth, health, and family, Job remained steadfast in his faith. <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a> records his response: "Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD." Job's account illustrates the profound trust and faithfulness that can emerge from enduring severe trials.<br><br><b>Endurance and Reward</b><br><br>The Bible encourages believers to endure trials with faith and patience, promising rewards for those who persevere. <a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a> declares, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him." This promise of eternal reward serves as motivation for believers to remain faithful amidst challenges.<br><br><b>Jesus as the Ultimate Example</b><br><br>Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of enduring trials. <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a> exhorts believers to "fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Jesus' endurance through suffering and His victory over sin and death provide believers with hope and encouragement in their own trials.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical perspective on trying and testing emphasizes the transformative power of trials in the life of a believer. Through testing, God refines faith, builds character, and draws His people closer to Himself, ultimately preparing them for eternal glory.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Try.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1383.htm"><span class="l">1383. dokimion -- a testing</span></a> <br><b>...</b> trial, <b>trying</b>. Neuter of a presumed derivative of dokime; a testing; by<br> implication, trustworthiness -- trial, <b>trying</b>. see GREEK dokime. <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/1375.htm"><span class="l">1375. diogmos -- persecution</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 1375 (from 1377 , "follow, pursue") -- properly, pursuit (chase); -- literally,<br> "the to bring someone down like an animal," <b>trying</b> to suppress (punish <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1375.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2212.htm"><span class="l">2212. zeteo -- to seek</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 11), made efforts (1), search (4), searched (1), seek (36), seek after (1), seeking<br> (35), seeks (9), sought (4), striving (1), tried (1), <b>trying</b> (6), kept <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2212.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1381a.htm"><span class="l">1381a. dokimazo -- to test, by impl. to approve</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2), approve (3), approved (1), approves (1), examine (4), examines (1), prove (1),<br> proving (1), see fit (1), test (2), tested (3), try (1), <b>trying</b> to learn (1 <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/4108.htm"><span class="l">4108. planos -- wandering, leading astray (adjective), a deceiver <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 4108 (a substantival adjective, derived from 4105 , "wander") -- a deceiver,<br> <b>trying</b> to get others to also veer off God's course (path of safety). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4108.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5244.htm"><span class="l">5244. huperephanos -- showing oneself above others</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 5244 (from 5228 , "beyond, over" and 5316 , "shine forth") -- properly, , <b>trying</b><br> to be than what directs, ie going beyond the faith He imparts (cf. Ro 12:2,3). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5244.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1423.htm"><span class="l">1423. duskolos -- with difficulty</span></a> <br><b>...</b> an adverb) -- properly, hardly, referring to how hard it is to pass through;<br> (figuratively) problematic, difficult (" passing through"), like <b>trying</b> to push <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1423.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3985.htm"><span class="l">3985. peirazo -- to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt</span></a> <br><b>...</b> test, tempt NASB Word Usage did (1), put (1), put to the test (2), tempt (2), tempted<br> (13), tempter (2), test (6), tested (2), testing (7), tried (2), <b>trying</b> (2 <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/423.htm"><span class="l">423. anepilemptos -- without reproach</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Here the person (accuser) <b>trying</b> to seize someone's character by unjustified censure<br> is shown to be groundless, ie when the matter is understood in its . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/423.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/496.htm"><span class="l">496. antipipto -- to fall against, strive against</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 496 (from 473 , "opposite, against" and 4098 , "fall") -- properly, fall against<br> (contrary); actively (aggressively) resisting, like someone <b>trying</b> to crush an <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/496.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1156.htm"><span class="l">1156. bea -- to ask, seek</span></a><br><b>...</b> asking (1), looked (1), made request (1), makes (1), makes a petition (1), making<br> (1), making petition (1), request (1), requested (2), seeking (1), <b>trying</b> (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1156.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_vii_as_in_a.htm"><span class="l">As in a Race Saw I the Disputers, the Children of Strife, [<b>Trying</b>] <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> As in a race saw I the disputers, the children of strife, [<b>trying</b>] to taste fire,<br> to see the air, to handle the light: they were troubled at the gleaming, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn vii as in a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/teresa/the_interior_castle_or_the_mansions/chapter_ii_continues_the_same.htm"><span class="l">Continues the Same Subject and Speaks of Aridities in Prayer and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CONTINUES THE SAME SUBJECT AND SPEAKS OF ARIDITIES IN PRAYER AND THEIR RESULTS:<br> OF THE NECESSITY OF <b>TRYING</b> OURSELVES AND HOW OUR LORD PROVES THOSE WHO ARE IN <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/chapter ii continues the same.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_v_a_comparison_with.htm"><span class="l">A Comparison with a Man who is <b>Trying</b> to Hit a Mark.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cassian's Conferences. I. First Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter V. A<br> comparison with a man who is <b>trying</b> to hit a mark. As those <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter v a comparison with.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xxvi_how_abbot_john.htm"><span class="l">How Abbot John Obeyed his Senior by <b>Trying</b> to Roll a Huge Stone <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Prolegomena. Chapter XXVI. How Abbot John obeyed his senior by <b>trying</b> to roll<br> a huge stone, which a large number of men were unable to move. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxvi how abbot john.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/sovereign_grace/chapter_iii_possessing_and_working.htm"><span class="l">Possessing, and "Working Out. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> lady in the North of England who became quite angry when I made this remark publicly:<br> "No one in this congregation will be saved till they stop <b>trying</b> to save <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../moody/sovereign grace/chapter iii possessing and working.htm</font><p><a href="/library/taylor/separation_and_service/part_ii_the_blessing_of.htm"><span class="l">The Blessing of God.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Trying</b> to keep themselves they are not kept; <b>trying</b> to be happy they are often unhappy;<br> <b>trying</b> to succeed they fail; and they can but confess that their life <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../taylor/separation and service/part ii the blessing of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/lxi_two_questions_about_christianity.htm"><span class="l">Two Questions About Christianity</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Here he was, <b>trying</b> to bring spiritual life among his people,"the life of God to<br> the souls of men,"and here were people still <b>trying</b> to find in him a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/lxi two questions about christianity.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/secret_power/chapter_iv_power_in_operation.htm"><span class="l">Power in Operation.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is not anything that we can make. The great trouble with many is that<br> they are <b>trying</b> to make these graces. They are <b>trying</b> to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/secret power/chapter iv power in operation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/murray/the_deeper_christian_life/v_the_blessing_secured.htm"><span class="l">The Blessing Secured</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is because you are living a life, <b>trying</b> to live a life, without being filled<br> with the Spirit. Oh, think of the needs of the church around you. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../murray/the deeper christian life/v the blessing secured.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/in_this_mountain.htm"><span class="l">'In this Mountain'</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Would that the earnest men, who are <b>trying</b> to cure the world's evils and to still<br> the world's wants, and are leaving Jesus Christ and His religion out of their <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/in this mountain.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/trying.htm"><span class="l"><b>Trying</b> (68 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Try. 2. (a.) Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe;<br> afflictive; as, a <b>trying</b> occasion or position. <b>...</b><b>Trying</b> (68 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trying.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/short.htm"><span class="l">Short (128 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Twelve were with Him, (Root in WEY BBE). Luke 19:3 He was <b>trying</b> to see who<br> Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/short.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/almost.htm"><span class="l">Almost (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Some scholars are of the opinion that the thought is: "You are <b>trying</b> to persuade<br> me so as to make me a Christian." This is, indeed, the Spanish version; but <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/almost.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/trial.htm"><span class="l">Trial (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of <b>trying</b> or testing in any manner.<br> 2. (n.) Any effort or exertion of strength for the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trial.htm - 52k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/try.htm"><span class="l">Try (84 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 13. (n.) A screen, or sieve, for grain. 14. (n.) Act of <b>trying</b>; attempt;<br> experiment; trial. 15. (vt) Refined; select; excellent; choice. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/try.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zophar.htm"><span class="l">Zophar (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to accuse Job directly of wickedness; averring indeed that his punishment is too<br> good for him (11:6); he rebukes Job's impious presumption in <b>trying</b> to find <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zophar.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zaccheus.htm"><span class="l">Zaccheus (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> rich. (WBS YLT NAS). Luke 19:3 He was <b>trying</b> to see who Jesus was, and<br> couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short. (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zaccheus.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/uproar.htm"><span class="l">Uproar (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 21:31 As they were <b>trying</b> to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer<br> of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. (WEB KJV WBS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/uproar.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unable.htm"><span class="l">Unable (102 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> him, (WEY). Luke 19:3 He was <b>trying</b> to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because<br> of the crowd, because he was short. (See NAS). Luke <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unable.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/officer.htm"><span class="l">Officer (70 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 21:31 As they were <b>trying</b> to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer<br> of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. (WEB). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/officer.htm - 30k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/surviving-teenagers.html">How do I survive trying to raise a teenager? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/find-local-church.html">What factors should one consider when trying to find a good local church? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/witnessing-Hindus.html">Witnessing to Hindus - what is the key? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/trying.htm">Trying: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <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">Trying (68 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Matthew 2:20</a></span><br />"Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">Matthew 16:1</a></span><br />And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3</a></span><br />And there came unto him Pharisees, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him, and saying, Is it lawful 'for a man' to put away his wife for every cause?<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/22-18.htm">Matthew 22:18</a></span><br />Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus replied, "Why are you hypocrites <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to ensnare me?<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Matthew 22:35</a></span><br />And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him:<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a></span><br />"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59</a></span><br />Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Mark 8:11</a></span><br />And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Mark 10:2</a></span><br />And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away 'his' wife? <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</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 test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Mark 14:55</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Luke 5:18</a></span><br />Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-19.htm">Luke 6:19</a></span><br />All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/9-9.htm">Luke 9:9</a></span><br />Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25</a></span><br />And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Luke 11:16</a></span><br />And others, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> 'him', sought of him a sign from heaven.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-3.htm">Luke 19:3</a></span><br />He was <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a></span><br />He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/5-7.htm">John 5:7</a></span><br />The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I'm coming, another steps down before me."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/6-6.htm">John 6:6</a></span><br />But this he said <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him, for he knew what he was going to do.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/7-19.htm">John 7:19</a></span><br />Didn't Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/7-20.htm">John 7:20</a></span><br />The multitude answered, "You have a demon! Who seeks to kill you?"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/7-25.htm">John 7:25</a></span><br />Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, "Isn't this he whom they seek to kill?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/8-6.htm">John 8:6</a></span><br />And this they said, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> him, that they might have 'whereof' to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.<br /><span class="source">(ASV YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/11-8.htm">John 11:8</a></span><br />The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to stone you, and are you going there again?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/5-28.htm">Acts 5:28</a></span><br />"We strictly forbad you to teach in that name--did we not?" he said. "And see, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and are <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to make us responsible for that man's death!"<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/9-26.htm">Acts 9:26</a></span><br />And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/9-30.htm">Acts 9:30</a></span><br />But they kept <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/16-7.htm">Acts 16:7</a></span><br />having gone toward Mysia, they were <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/17-18.htm">Acts 17:18</a></span><br />Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/18-4.htm">Acts 18:4</a></span><br />He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Acts 21:31</a></span><br />As they were <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/26-28.htm">Acts 26:28</a></span><br />Agrippa said to Paul, "With a little persuasion are you <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to make me a Christian?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-30.htm">Acts 27:30</a></span><br />As the sailors were <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></span><br />As it stands written in the Scripture, "For Thy sake they are, all day long, <span class="boldtext">trying</span> to kill us. We have been looked upon as sheep destined for slaughter."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a></span><br />"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/11-14.htm">Romans 11:14</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">trying</span> whether I can succeed in rousing my own countrymen to jealousy and thus save some of them. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">1 Corinthians 7:28</a></span><br />But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-9.htm">2 Corinthians 10:9</a></span><br />that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/1-7.htm">Galatians 1:7</a></span><br />and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Galatians 1:10</a></span><br />For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/3-3.htm">Galatians 3:3</a></span><br />Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12</a></span><br />All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/5-10.htm">Ephesians 5:10</a></span><br />proving what is well pleasing to the Lord. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a></span><br />For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/1-3.htm">James 1:3</a></span><br />Knowing this, that the <span class="boldtext">trying</span> of your faith worketh patience.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/2-26.htm">1 John 2:26</a></span><br />These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11</a></span><br />They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Exodus 17:7</a></span><br />and he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the 'strife' of the sons of Israel, and because of their '<span class="boldtext">trying</span>' Jehovah, saying, 'Is Jehovah in our midst or not?'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/16-10.htm">Numbers 16:10</a></span><br />and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? and do you seek the priesthood also?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-3.htm">Deuteronomy 13:3</a></span><br />thou dost not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of the dream, for Jehovah your God is <span class="boldtext">trying</span> you, to know whether ye are loving Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-31.htm">Judges 6:31</a></span><br />Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while it is yet morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-1.htm">1 Samuel 20:1</a></span><br />David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-16.htm">2 Samuel 14:16</a></span><br />For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-11.htm">2 Samuel 16:11</a></span><br />David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, "Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">2 Samuel 20:19</a></span><br />I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?" <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />He said, "I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/19-14.htm">1 Kings 19:14</a></span><br />He said, "I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a></span><br />It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But consider, please, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-17.htm">1 Chronicles 29:17</a></span><br />And I have known, my God, that Thou art <span class="boldtext">trying</span> the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Nehemiah 6:9</a></span><br />For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it not be done. But now, God, strengthen my hands.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm">Nehemiah 6:14</a></span><br />Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Psalms 49:8</a></span><br />For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a></span><br />And O Jehovah of Hosts, judging righteousness, <span class="boldtext">Trying</span> reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance against them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/2-8.htm">Daniel 2:8</a></span><br />The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15</a></span><br />It happened, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; 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