12 And He said, (A)“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for (B)now I know that you fear God, since you have not (C)withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

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12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(A) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(B)

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Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
(A)For the righteous God tests the hearts and [a]minds.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.

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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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10 I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
(B)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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But as (A)we have been approved by God (B)to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, (C)not as pleasing men, but God (D)who tests our hearts.

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On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C)

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