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- "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} + "Howbeitª in [the business of] the ambassadorsª° of the princesª of Babylon,ª who sentª° unto¹ him to enquire²° of¹ the wonderª that¹ was¹ [done] in the land,ª Godª leftª° him, to tryª° him, that he might knowª° all¹ [that was] in his heart.ª" {2Ch 32:31} + "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} + "The fining potª [is] for silver,ª and the furnaceª for gold:ª but the LORDª triethª° the hearts.ª" {Prv 17:3} + "And [some] of¹ them of understandingª° shall fall,ª° to tryª° them, and to purge,ª° and to make [them] white,ª° [even] to¹ the timeª of the end:ª because¹ [it is] yet¹ for a time appointed.ª" {Dan 11:35} + "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} + "Myª brethren,ª count¹ it²° allª joyª whenª ye fall²° into¹ diversª temptations;ª ... Butª let²° patienceª haveª° [her] perfectª work,ª thatª ye may beª° perfectª andª entire,ª wantingª° nothing.ª²" {Jms 1:2-4} + "Behold,ª° we count them happyª° which endure.ª° Ye have heardª° of the¹ patienceª of Job,ª andª have seenª° the¹ endª of the Lord;ª thatª the¹ Lordª isª° very pitiful,ª andª of tender mercy.ª" {Jms 5:11} + "Whereinªª ye greatly rejoice,ª° though nowª for a season,ª ifª need²° be,ª°¹ ye are in heavinessª° throughª manifoldª temptations:ª ... 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 1:6-7} + "Beloved,ª think it²° not² strangeª°¹ concerning the²¹ fiery trialª whichª¹ isª° to² tryª¹ you,ª asª though some strange thingª happenedª° unto you:ª" {1Pe 4:12} + "Becauseª thou hast keptª° the¹ wordª of myª patience,ª I alsoª will keepª° theeª fromª the¹ hourª of temptation,ª which² shall¹ comeª²°° uponª allª the¹ world,²¹ to tryª° them¹ that dwellª° uponª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 3:10}
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