⁴ They were for ^(A)the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

¹⁹ for ^(A)there must be factions among you in order ^(B)that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.

3 ^(A)Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.

²² in order ^(A)to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.”

⁸ And ^(A)of Levi he said,

² And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you ^(A)these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, ^(B)testing you ^(C)to know what was in your heart, ^(D)whether you would keep his commandments or not.

²⁵ And he ^(A)cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log,^[a] and he ^(B)threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.

There the Lord^[b] made for them a statute and a rule, and there he ^(C)tested them,

⁹ The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^(A)with all power and false signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and with all wicked deception for ^(B)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. ¹¹ Therefore ^(C)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^(D)what is false, ¹² in order that all may be condemned ^(E)who did not believe the truth but ^(F)had pleasure in unrighteousness.