30 Bible Verses about Testing

My brethren, count it all joy, when you fall into manifold trials, knowing that the trial of your faith produces patience.

that your faith, when proved, being much more precious than gold, which perishes though it be tried by fire, may be found to be for praise and honor and glory, at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Blessed is the man that endures trial: for, being approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

And, lest I should be too much exalted by the excellence of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be too much exalted. With regard to this, I three times entreated the Lord that it might leave me; and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me.

Then Jesus, lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? But this he said to try him; for he himself knew what he was about to do.

And behold, a woman of Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she cries after us. But he answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.read more.
But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me. He answered and said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and throw it to the little dogs. She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters. Then Jesus answered and said to her: woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.

For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet; (the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him to cast the demon out of her daughter. But Jesus said to her: Let the children be satisfied first; for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.read more.
She answered and said to him: Yes, Lord; and yd you can help me, for the little dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said to her: For this saying, go your way: the demon has gone out of your daughter. And she went to her house, and found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying upon the bed.

And Jesus perceived it, and said to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive, nor understand? Is your heart still hardened? Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to him: Twelve.read more.
When I broke the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They replied: Seven. And he said to them: How is it that you do not understand?

And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may learn what the will of God is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect.

Make trial of yourselves, whether you are in the faith; put yourselves to the proof. Do you not know your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you? unless you be without proof.

but let each one prove his own work, and then he will have cause to boast with respect to him self only, and not with respect to another:

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

If any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, each man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall make it manifest, for it is revealed with fire: and the fire shall try each man's work, what sort it is. If any man's work abide, which he builds on this, he shall receive a reward;read more.
if any man's work be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved, yet so, as through fire.

Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

And Jesus answered and said to him: It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

And the Pharisees came to him to tempt him, and said to him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And the Pharisees came to him, and that they might tempt him, asked him the question: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

But Peter said to her: Why 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 shall carry you out.

Now, therefore, why do you put God to the proof, by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we ourselves, were able to bear?

harden not your hearts, as in the bitter provocation, in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tried me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.