being tested

Genesis Chapter 22:1

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Genesis Chapter 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis Chapter 22:3

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Genesis Chapter 22:4

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

Genesis Chapter 22:5

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Genesis Chapter 22:6

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

Genesis Chapter 22:7

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

Genesis Chapter 22:8

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Genesis Chapter 22:9

And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

Genesis Chapter 22:10

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Genesis Chapter 22:11

And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Genesis Chapter 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Genesis Chapter 22:13

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Genesis Chapter 22:14

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Genesis Chapter 22:15

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Genesis Chapter 22:16

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Genesis Chapter 22:17

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Genesis Chapter 22:18

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis Chapter 22:19

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

Genesis Chapter 22:20

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

Genesis Chapter 22:21

Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

Genesis Chapter 22:22

And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

Genesis Chapter 22:23

And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Genesis Chapter 22:24

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

Psalm Chapter 66:10

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

Proverbs Chapter 3:26

For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Proverbs Chapter 17:3

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

Isaiah Chapter 41:10

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

1 Corinthians Chapter 10:13

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Philippians Chapter 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians Chapter 4:7

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Hebrews Chapter 12:4

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Hebrews Chapter 12:5

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Hebrews Chapter 12:6

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Hebrews Chapter 12:7

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Hebrews Chapter 12:8

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Hebrews Chapter 12:9

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Hebrews Chapter 12:10

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Hebrews Chapter 12:11

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

James Chapter 1:2

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

James Chapter 1:3

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James Chapter 1:4

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

James Chapter 1:12

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

1 Peter Chapter 1:7

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

1 Peter Chapter 4:12

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

1 Peter Chapter 4:13

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

1 Peter Chapter 4:14

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

1 Peter Chapter 4:15

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

1 Peter Chapter 4:16

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

1 Peter Chapter 4:17

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

1 Peter Chapter 4:18

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

1 Peter Chapter 4:19

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.