Deuteronomy 8:2

2And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you athese forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, btesting you cto know what was in your heart, dwhether you would keep his commandments or not.

Psalms 66:10

10For you, O God, have etested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.

Psalms 81:7

7In distress you fcalled, and I delivered you;
I ganswered you in the secret place of thunder;
I htested you at the waters of Meribah.  Selah

Matthew 24:24

24For ifalse christs and jfalse prophets will arise and kperform great signs and wonders, lso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

1 Corinthians 11:19

19for mthere must be factions among you in order nthat those who are genuine among you may be recognized.

2 Thessalonians 2:11

11Therefore oGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe pwhat is false,

1 John 2:19

19 qThey went out from us, but they were not of us; for rif they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, sthat it might become plain that they all are not of us.

1 John 4:4

4Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for the who is in you is greater than uhe who is in the world.
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