'Test' in the Bible

Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.

And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.

So here's how we'll test you. You can bet the life of Pharaoh that you're not leaving here until your youngest brother comes here!

One of you is to be sent back so he can get your brother while the rest of you remain in custody. That way, we'll test whether or not you're telling the truth. If you're not, as surely as the Pharaoh lives, you're spies!"

But the man who was in charge of the land responded, "I'm going to test your honesty. Leave one of your brothers with me, take some grain for the famine that's afflicting your households, and leave.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. This way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not sin.”

Surely all the men who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice,

Do not test the Lord your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.

He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;

I did this to test Israel and to see whether they would keep the Lord’s way by walking in it, as their fathers had.”

These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.

The Lord left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the Lord’s commands He had given their fathers through Moses.

Gideon then said to God, “Don’t be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me to make one more test with the fleece. Let it remain dry, and the dew be all over the ground.”

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one can go with you,’ he can go. But if I say about anyone, ‘This one cannot go with you,’ he cannot go.”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.

The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame connected with the name of Yahweh and came to test him with difficult questions.

Then you will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God." All the people responded, "This will be a fair test."

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash (Joash) the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face each other [in combat].”

I know, my God, that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, so she came to test Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.

When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.

"[If] someone would test a word with you, would you be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?

You inspect him every morning,and put him to the test every moment.

Doesn’t the ear test wordsas the palate tastes food?

Doesn’t the ear test wordsas the palate tastes food?

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish [the] righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven;His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

Test me, Lord, and try me;examine my heart and mind.

For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

To test God was in their minds, when they demanded food to satisfy their cravings.

Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.

You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

when your ancestors tried me. They put me to the test, [even] though they had seen my work.

They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

Search me, God, and know my heart;test me and know my concerns.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

I said to myself, “Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

I said to myself, “This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

I used my wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise," but it was beyond me.

But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”

"I've made you an assayer of my people, as well as a fortress. You know how to test their way."

Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:I am about to refine them and test them,for what else can I dobecause of My dear people?

As for You, Lord, You know me; You see me.You test whether my heart is with You.Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughterand set them apart for the day of killing.

I, Yahweh, examine the mind,I test the heartto give to each according to his way,according to what his actions deserve.

Yet, O Lord of hosts, You who test the righteous,Who see the mind and the heart;Let me see Your vengeance on them;For to You I have set forth my cause.

“Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]?” says the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the [most stubborn] rock [in pieces]?

Let us examine our lifestyles, putting them to the test, and turn back to the LORD.

because testing is sure to come. "In putting the sword to the test along with the scepter, it won't keep on rejecting, will it?' declares the Lord GOD."

“Please test your servants for 10 days. Let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.

So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.

Some of those who are [spiritually] wise and have insight will fall [as martyrs] in order to refine, to purge and to make those among God’s people pure, until the end time; because it is yet to come at the time appointed [by God].

I will put this third through the fire;I will refine them as silver is refinedand test them as gold is tested.They will call on My name,and I will answer them.I will say: They are My people,and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”

Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way,” says the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.

So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”

And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”

But Jesus, aware of their malice, asked, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him:

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him.

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

Have you not even read this Scripture:‘The stone which the builders regarded as unworthy and rejected,This [very stone] has become the chief Cornerstone

Should we pay [the tax] or should we not pay?” But knowing their hypocrisy, He asked them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a coin (denarius) to look at.”

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

Just then an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

And others, as a test, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?

Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:

And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.

This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

He asked this to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

They said this to test him, so that they might have a charge against him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.

Then Peter said to her, “Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

So why do you test God by putting on the disciples' neck a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we could carry?

The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

and know the supreme will, and can test things that differ--being a man who receives instruction from the Law--

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God -- what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

each one’s work will become obvious, for the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.

If any person’s work which he has built [on this foundation, that is, any outcome of his effort] remains [and survives this test], he will receive a reward.

But if any person’s work is burned up [by the test], he will suffer the loss [of his reward]; yet he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has barely escaped] through fire.

But [like a boxer] I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached [the gospel] to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified [as unfit for service].

Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes.

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way.

I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found to be diligent in many things, but who is now even more diligent [than ever] because of his great confidence in you.