24 occurrences in 12 translations

'Proving' in the Bible

Joseph stored up so much grain like sand on the seashore in so much abundance! that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.

Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberSandImpossible For PeoplePlenty In EgyptSand And Gravel

For I [the Lord] will pass through the land of Egypt on this night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal; against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments [exhibiting their worthlessness]. I am the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornGod, The LordDeath Of The FirstbornGod KillingI Am The LordBoth Men And Animals KilledGod Will Kill The Peoples

They were [allowed to remain] for the testing of Israel, to determine whether Israel would listen to and obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers (ancestors) through Moses.

Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!

“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledgeThat your own right hand can save you.

Verse Conceptsconfessing

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign (attesting miracle) from You [proving that You are what You claim to be].”

Verse ConceptsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristSignsCuriositySigns Performed By ChristSeeking A SignPharisees Concerned About ChristIdentitySigns Of The End TimesIdentity In Christpharisees

But this they said proving him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus, having stooped down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Verse ConceptsFingersAffirmative ActionTrapWritingAccusations, Source OfSnares Laid For ChristTesting ChristWriting On ObjectsFingers Of People

explaining and pointing out [scriptural evidence] that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I am proclaiming to you, is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).”

Verse ConceptsHeraldPreaching ChristSaid To Be The ChristChrist Would Rise

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public discussions, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

Verse ConceptsApologeticsAnointing With OilReadingThinkingPreaching ChristSaid To Be The ChristSchoolNervousnesschristevangelising

For when one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” and another, “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” are you not [proving yourselves unchanged, just] ordinary people?

Verse ConceptsApollosSchismsLike MenOpportunityactingfollowing

seeing that through the proving of you by this ministration they glorify God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution unto them and unto all;

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfIndividualismParticipation, In ChristPraise, Reasons ForCharacter Of SaintsGlorifying GodObeying The GospelServiceSharingThankfulness To OthersSpreading The GospelMinistry

where your fathers tempted me, by proving me, and saw my works forty years.

Verse Concepts40 To 50 YearsTesting Godimprovement

Bible Theasaurus

Demonstrate (37 instances)
Establish (175 instances)
Evidence (93 instances)
Examine (68 instances)
Proving (24 instances)
Testify (135 instances)

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