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Faith: Trial of 1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

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Faith: Trial of Psalm 26:2

Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

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Faith: Trial of Psalm 81:7

You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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Faith: Trial of Matthew 13:19–22

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. / The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. / But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

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Faith: Trial of Matthew 24:21–25

For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. / At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

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Faith: Trial of Luke 8:13, 14

The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. / The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

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Faith: Trial of 2 Thessalonians 1:3–5

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. / That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring. / All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

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Faith: Trial of Hebrews 6:13–15

When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, / saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.” / And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

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Faith: Trial of James 1:3, 12

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

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Faith: Trial of 1 Peter 1:7

so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to Leave his Native Land and to Go where he did not Know Genesis 12:1–4

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

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Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to Leave his Native Land and to Go where he did not Know Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

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Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to offer Isaac Genesis 22:1–19

Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. / “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” / So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.

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Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to offer Isaac Hebrews 11:17–19

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, / even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

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Faith: Trial of by the Question of Jesus, As to Who he Was Matthew 16:15–20

“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” / Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” / Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

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Faith: Trial of by the Question of Jesus, As to Who he Was Luke 9:20, 21

“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” / Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

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Faith: Trial of by Their Inability to Cast out the Evil Spirit from the Epileptic Boy Matthew 17:14–21

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. / “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. / I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

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Faith: Trial of by Their Inability to Cast out the Evil Spirit from the Epileptic Boy Mark 9:14–29

When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. / As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him. / “What are you disputing with them?” He asked.

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Faith: Trial of by Their Inability to Cast out the Evil Spirit from the Epileptic Boy Luke 9:37–42

The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd. / Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child. / A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.

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Faith: Trial of Daniel, when Forbidden to Pray to Jehovah Daniel 6:4–23

Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him. / Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.” / So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

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Faith: Trial of Daniel, when Forbidden to Pray to Jehovah Hebrews 11:32, 33

And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

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Faith: Trial of Ezra, in Leaving Babylon Without a Military Escort Ezra 8:22

For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

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Faith: Trial of Gideon, when Commanded to Deliver Israel Judges 6:36–40

Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, / then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” / And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.

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Faith: Trial of Gideon, when Commanded to Deliver Israel Judges 7:1

Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

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Faith: Trial of Gideon, when Commanded to Deliver Israel Hebrews 11:32

And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

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Faith: Trial of in the Tempest at Sea Matthew 8:23–27

When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. / Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

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Faith: Trial of in the Tempest at Sea Mark 4:36–41

After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him. / Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. / But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

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Faith: Trial of in the Tempest at Sea Luke 8:22–26

One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out. / As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.

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Faith: Trial of Job, by Affliction and Adversity Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

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Faith: Trial of Job, by Affliction and Adversity Job 2:1

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

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Faith: Trial of Joshua and the People of Israel, in the Method of Taking Jericho Joshua 6:1

Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

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Faith: Trial of Joshua and the People of Israel, in the Method of Taking Jericho Hebrews 11:30

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

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Faith: Trial of Moses, at the Red Sea, by the Complaints of the People Exodus 14:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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Faith: Trial of Moses, at the Red Sea, by the Complaints of the People Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

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Faith: Trial of Moses, when Sent to Pharaoh Exodus 3:11, 12

But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”

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Faith: Trial of Moses, when Sent to Pharaoh Exodus 4:10–17

“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.” / And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? / Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”

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Faith: Trial of Moses, when Sent to Pharaoh Hebrews 11:25–29

He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. / He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. / By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.

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Faith: Trial of Noah Genesis 6:14–22

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. / And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. / You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

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Faith: Trial of Noah Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

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Faith: Trial of of Peter, when Asked Whether he Loved Jesus John 21:16, 17

Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

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Faith: Trial of of Philip, when Questioned by Jesus As to How the Multitude Would be Fed John 6:5, 6

When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

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Faith: Trial of The Disciples, when Jesus Came Walking Upon the Sea of Galilee Matthew 14:25–33

During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. / When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear. / But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

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Faith: Trial of The Syrophoenician Woman Matthew 15:21–28

Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

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Faith: Trial of The Syrophoenician Woman Mark 7:24–30

Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

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Faith: Trial of The Three Hebrews, when Commanded to Worship the Image Daniel 3:8–30

At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews, / saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever! / You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,

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Faith: Trial of The Three Hebrews, when Commanded to Worship the Image Hebrews 11:32–34

And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

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Faith: Trial of The Two Blind Men Who Appealed to Jesus for Sight Matthew 9:28

After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.

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Faith: Trial of, Works Patience James 1:3

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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