25 Bible Verses about trying
Most Relevant Verses
Christ has become nothing to any of you who are seeking acceptance with God through the Law: you have fallen away from grace.
the true character of each individual's work will become manifest. For the day of Christ will disclose it, because that day is soon to come upon us clothed in fire, and as for the quality of every one's work-- the fire is the thing which will test it.
This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.
For is it man's favour or God's that I aspire to? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still a man-pleaser, I should not be Christ's bondservant.
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world.
He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.
Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance.
I find therefore the law of my nature to be that when I desire to do what is right, evil is lying in ambush for me.
For you have heard of my early career in Judaism--how I furiously persecuted the Church of God, and made havoc of it;
On this account we wanted to come to you--at least I Paul wanted again and again to do so--but Satan hindered us.
Yet if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a maiden marries, she has not sinned. Such people, however, will have outward trouble. But I am for sparing you.
For what I do is not the good thing that I desire to do; but the evil thing that I desire not to do, is what I constantly do.
But, in fact, you are longing to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do that.
Through faith Abraham, as soon as God put him to the test, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had joyfully welcomed the promises was on the point of sacrificing his only son
Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?
When, however, Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the Apostles' hands that the Spirit was bestowed, he offered them money.
"A second pleaded, "'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'
So he came to Jerusalem and made several attempts to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, being in doubt as to whether he himself was a disciple.
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.
He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
Thereupon they took up stones with which to stone Him, but He hid Himself and went away out of the Temple.
The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.
