11 Bible Verses about Testing God

Jesus said to him, "It is also written [Deut. 6:16], 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

And Jesus answered him, "It is said [Deut. 6:16], 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

where your forefathers tried me and tested [my patience] when they saw what I did for forty years.

Why are you putting God on trial by trying to harness the disciples with a burden [i.e., compliance with the law of Moses], which neither our forefathers nor we could possibly bear?

do not have a stubborn heart like you did when you provoked [God] during the time you tested [His patience] in the desert,

Then Peter said to her, "Why did you agree together [with your husband] to put the Holy Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the ones who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out [to bury you, too]."

Neither should we put the Lord to a test as some of them did, and were killed by snake bites [See Num. 21:5ff].

The Pharisees and Sadducees came [and attempted] to test Jesus [by] asking Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.

One of them, a teacher of the law of Moses, asked Him a question [in an attempt] to test Him.

The Pharisees and Sadducees [i.e., these were strict sects of the Jewish religion], came out and began disputing with Jesus, asking for a [supernatural] sign from Him, [in an attempt] to test Him.

And they said to Him, "What kind of a [miraculous] sign will you perform so that we can see it and [then] believe [in] you? What [kind of] deed will you perform?