- to try him:
- "And it came to pass¹ afterª these¹ things,ª that Godª did temptª°¹ Abraham,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Abraham:ª and he said,ª° Behold,¹ [here] I [am]." {Gen 22:1} + "And thou shalt rememberª°¹ all¹ the wayª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª led²°¹ thee these¹ fortyª yearsª in the wilderness,ª to¹ humbleª° thee, [and] to proveª° thee, to knowª°¹ what¹ [was] in thine heart,ª whether thou wouldest keepª° his commandments,ª or¹ no.¹" {Deu 8:2} + "Who fedª° thee in the wildernessª with manna,ª which¹ thy fathersª knewª° not,¹ that¹ he might humbleª° thee, and that¹ he might proveª° thee, to do thee goodª° at thy latter end;ª" {Deu 8:16} + "Butª put forthª° thine handª now,¹ and touchª° all¹ that¹ he hath, and¹ he will curseª°² thee to¹ thy face.ª ... And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Satan,ª Behold,¹ all¹ that¹ he hath [is] in thy power;ª only¹ upon¹ himself put not forthª°¹ thine hand.ª So Satanª went forthª° from¹¹ the presenceª of the LORD.ª" {Job 1:11-12} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Satan,ª Hast thou²° consideredª¹¹ my servantª Job,ª that¹ [there is] none¹ like him¹ in the earth,ª a perfectª and an uprightª man,ª one that fearethª God,ª and eschewethª° evil?ª¹ and still¹ he holdeth fastª° his integrity,ª although thou movedstª° me against him, to destroyª° him without cause.ª ... And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Satan,ª Behold,¹ he [is] in thine hand;ª but¹ saveª°¹ his life.ª" {Job 2:3-6} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° A Psalmª of David.]]ª O LORD,ª thou hast searchedª° me, and knownª° [me]. ... Thou¹ knowestª° my downsittingª° and mine uprising,ª° thou understandestª° my thoughtª afar off.ª¹" {Psa 139:1-2} + "Searchª° me, O God,ª and knowª° my heart:ª tryª° me, and knowª° my thoughts:ª ... And seeª° if¹ [there be any] wickedª wayª in me, and leadª° me in the wayª everlasting.ª" {Psa 139:23-24} + "The fining potª [is] for silver,ª and the furnaceª for gold:ª but the LORDª triethª° the hearts.ª" {Prv 17:3} + "And I will bringª°¹ the third partª through the fire,ª and will refineª° them as¹ silverª is refined,ª° and will tryª° them as¹ goldª is tried:ª° they¹ shall callª° on my name,ª and I¹ will hearª° them: I will say,ª° It¹ [is] my people:ª and they¹ shall say,ª° The LORDª [is] my God.ª" {Zch 13:9} + "But who¹ may abideª°¹ the dayª of his coming?ª° and who¹ shall standª° when he appeareth?ª° for¹ he¹ [is] like a refiner'sª° fire,ª and like fullers'ª° soap:ª ... And he shall sitª° [as] a refinerª° and purifierª° of silver:ª and he shall purifyª°¹ the sonsª of Levi,ª and purgeª° them as goldª and silver,ª that they may offerª°¹ unto the LORDª an offeringª in righteousness.ª" {Mal 3:2-3} + "Thatª the¹ trialª of yourª faith,ª being muchª more preciousª than of goldª that perisheth,ª° thoughª² it be triedª° with¹ fire,ª might be foundª° untoª praiseª andª honourª andª gloryª atª the appearingª of Jesusª Christ:ª" {1Pe 1:7} + "Let²° no manª sayª° when he is tempted,ª°² I am temptedª° ofª God:ª forª Godª cannot be temptedªª° with evil,ª neitherª temptethª° he²²°¹ any man:ª" {Jms 1:13}
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