30 Bible Verses about Testing

Count it all joy, my brethren, when you may fall into manifold temptations. Knowing that the trial of your faith works out endurance.

that the trial of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, however being tried by the fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor in the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Happy is the man who endures temptation: because, being proved, he will receive a crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him with divine love.

And that I may not be exalted by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given unto me in the flesh, the messenger of Satan that he may buffet me, in order that I may not be exalted. Three times I called on the Lord concerning this, that it may depart from me. And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most delightfully I will glory the more in my infirmities, in order that the power of Christ may abide on me.

Therefore Jesus lifting up His eyes, and seeing that a great multitude is coming to Him, He says to Philip, Whence can we purchase bread, that these may eat? He spoke this testing him; for He knew what He was about to do.

And behold, a Canaanitish woman having come out from those coasts, cried unto Him saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is terribly demonized. And He responded to her not a word; and His disciples, having come to Him, asked Him, saying, Send her away; because she cries after us. And He responding said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.read more.
And having come she continued to worship Him, saying, Lord, assist me. He responding said, It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs. And she said, Yea, Lord: for the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from their master's table. Then Jesus responding said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; let it be done unto thee as thou dost wish. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

For a woman hearing concerning Him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, having come worshiped at His feet. For the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by race; and asked Him that He may cast the demon out of her daughter. And He said to her, Permit the children first to be fed: for It is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to little dogs.read more.
And she responded and says to Him, Yea, Lord: for even the little dogs eat the crumbs of the children under the table. And He said to her, On account of this word go; the demon has already gone out from thy daughter. And having come into her house, she found the demon gone out, and the daughter lying on the bed.

And Jesus knowing says to them, Why do you reason because you have not bread? do you not yet know, nor understand? have you your heart still hardened? Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They say to Him, Twelve.read more.
And when the seven loaves to the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven. And He said to them, Do you not yet understand?

and he not fashioned after this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Prove your own selves, if you are in the faith; examine yourselves; whether do you not know yourselves, that Christ Jesus is in you? unless indeed you are reprobates.

But let each one prove his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing to himself alone, and not to another;

but prove all things; and hold fast to the beautiful;

But if any one builds upon the foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; the work of each will be made manifest: for the day will reveal it, because it is revealed by fire; and the same fire will try the work of each what soil it is. And if the work of any one which he builds, abides, he will receive a reward:read more.
But if the work of any one shall be burnt up, he shall suffer loss; but himself shall be saved, but as through the fire.

Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And Jesus responding said to him; That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him; Is it lawful for a man to send away his wife for any cause?

And the Pharisees having come forward asked Him, If it is lawful for a man to send away his wife? tempting Him.

And Peter said to her; Why has it been agreed with you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of those having buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness, whom our fathers tempted in proving me, and saw my works forty years.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits if they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.