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Exodus 15:25
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Exodus 15:25
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25 So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink.
It was there at Marah that the Lord set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.
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Exodus 15:25
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Exodus 15:25
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25 Then Moses cried out(A) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw(B) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.(C)
Deuteronomy 8:2
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 Remember how the Lord your God led(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
Psalm 66:10
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Psalm 66:10
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10 You have tested us, O God;
you have purified us like silver.
Psalm 66:10
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Psalm 66:10
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Judges 3:4
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Judges 3:4
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4 These people were left to test the Israelites—to see whether they would obey the commands the Lord had given to their ancestors through Moses.
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Judges 3:4
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Judges 3:4
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4 They were left to test(A) the Israelites to see whether they would obey the Lord’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses.
Judges 2:22
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Judges 2:22
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22 I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.”
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Judges 2:22
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Judges 2:22
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22 I will use them to test(A) Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.”
Judges 3:1
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Judges 3:1
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The Nations Left in Canaan
3 These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.
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Judges 3:1
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Judges 3:1
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3 These are the nations the Lord left to test(A) all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan
Deuteronomy 8:16
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Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.
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Deuteronomy 8:16
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Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 He gave you manna(A) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(B) to humble and test(C) you so that in the end it might go well with you.
Exodus 16:4
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Exodus 16:4
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4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.
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Exodus 16:4
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Exodus 16:4
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4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven(A) for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test(B) them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
2 Kings 2:21
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2 Kings 2:21
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21 Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, “This is what the Lord says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or infertility.[a]”
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- 2:21 Or or make the land unproductive; Hebrew reads or barrenness.
2 Kings 2:21
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2 Kings 2:21
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21 Then he went out to the spring and threw(A) the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’”
Exodus 14:10
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Exodus 14:10
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10 As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord,
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Exodus 14:10
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Exodus 14:10
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10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried(A) out to the Lord.
1 Peter 1:6-7
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1 Peter 1:6-7
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6 So be truly glad.[a] There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. 7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
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- 1:6 Or So you are truly glad.
1 Peter 1:6-7
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1 Peter 1:6-7
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6 In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C) 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(D) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(E)—may result in praise, glory and honor(F) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(G)
1 Corinthians 1:18
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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The Wisdom of God
18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(A) to those who are perishing,(B) but to us who are being saved(C) it is the power of God.(D)
Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“See, I will melt them down in a crucible
and test them like metal.
What else can I do with my people?[a]
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- 9:7 Hebrew with the daughter of my people? Greek version reads with the evil daughter of my people?
Jeremiah 9:7
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Jeremiah 9:7
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7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
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