25 Bible Verses about trying

You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen away from grace.

each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work.

Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped from their hands.

Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

But this he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

for you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;

and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

For we wanted to come to you, I, Paul, again and againbut Satan hindered us.

But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have troubles in this flesh, and I am trying to spare you.

For I do not do the good I want to do; but the evil I do not want to do is what I do.

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,

Now therefore why do you test God by putting upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.'

When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Those who want to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

These things I have written to you about those who try to deceive you.

so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.