⁶ But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

Abraham’s Faith Confirmed^(A)

22 Now it came to pass after these things that ^(B)God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”

And he said, “Here I am.”

³¹ However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they ^(A)sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to ^(B)test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.

³ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God ^(A)is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

¹⁶ who fed you in the wilderness with ^(A)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, ^(B)to do you good in the end—

⁸ And of ^(A)Levi he said:

² And you shall remember that the Lord your God ^(A)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and ^(B)test you, ^(C)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.