19 Bible Verses about Tests

but test them all, retaining what is good

sure that the sterling temper of your faith produces endurance;

but in every case the nature of his work will come out; the Day will show what it is, for the Day breaks in fire, and the fire will test the work of each, no matter what that work may be.

Blessed is he who endures under trial; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the crown of life which is promised to all who love Him.

Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see if they come from God; for many false prophets have emerged in the world.

Let no one who is tried by temptation say, 'My temptation comes from God'; God is incapable of being tempted by evil and he tempts no one.

no, God has attested our fitness to be entrusted with the gospel, and so we tell the gospel not to satisfy men but to satisfy the God who tests our hearts.

Greet it as pure joy, my brothers, when you come across any sort of trial,

They too must be put on probation; after that, if they are above reproach, they can serve as deacons.

Jesus answered him, "It has been said, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

(He said this to test Philip, for he knew what he was going to do himself.)

that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

endurance produces character, and character produces hope ??5 a hope which never disappoints us, since God's love floods our hearts through the holy Spirit which has been given to us.

Put yourselves to the proof, not me; test yourselves, to see if you are in the faith. Do you not understand that Christ Jesus is within you? Otherwise you must be failures.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you, as though some foreign experience befell you.

Well now, why are you trying to impose a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we ourselves could bear?

Now a jurist got up to tempt him. "Teacher," he said, "what am I to do to inherit life eternal?"

I am not issuing any orders, only using the zeal of others to prove how sterling your own love is.

let everyone bring his own work to the test ??then he will have something to boast about on his own account, and not in comparison with his fellows.