And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.

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

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

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

Many shall be purified, and be made white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.

Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil: and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered. read more. And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread. But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth. read more. Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple, and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone. Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory, and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage. Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you as wheat;

And when he was at the place he said to them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten son,

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

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him.

And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.

And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.

Then said Jehovah to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather the daily need on its day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

And all the assembly of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, according to their journeys, at the command of Jehovah; and they encamped in Rephidim; and there was no water for the people to drink. And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?

And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?

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

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

And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

for all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice,

for all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice,

Or hath God essayed to come to take him a nation from the midst of a nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a powerful hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

for Jehovah thy God is a jealous God in thy midst; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from the face of the earth. Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

the great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the powerful hand, and the stretched-out arm, whereby Jehovah thy God brought thee out: so will Jehovah thy God do unto all the peoples whom thou fearest.

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

thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams; for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

the great trials that thine eyes have seen, those great signs and wonders.

And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

that by them I may test Israel, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not."

They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of Jehovah, and came to prove him with enigmas.

Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:

And they tempted God in their heart, by asking meat for their lust;

And they turned again and tempted God, and grieved the Holy One of Israel.

But they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies,

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah, in the wilderness;

And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.

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

Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak. Again going away a second time he prayed saying, My Father, if this cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.

and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

For we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.

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

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

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

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him. Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.

Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,

Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life.

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