John 6:6 - The Scriptures 2009

⁶ And this He said, trying him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ But He said this to prove (test) him, for He well knew what He was about to do.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Common English Bible

⁶ Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ But he said this to test him. For he himself knew what he would do.

John 6:6 Cross References

Genesis 22:1

And it came to be after these events that Elohim tried Aḇraham, and said to him, “Aḇraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

2 Chronicles 32:31

However with the envoys of the princes of Baḇel, whom they sent to ask him about the wonder that was done in the land, Elohim left him, in order to try him, to know all that was in his heart.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves whether you are in the belief – prove yourselves. Or do you not know yourselves, that יהושע Messiah is in you, unless you are disapproved.

Deuteronomy 13:3

do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for יהוה your Elohim is trying you to know whether you love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Lĕwi he said, “Your Tummim and your Urim belong to your lovingly-commited One, Whom you tried at Massah, with Whom you contended at the waters of Meriḇah,

Deuteronomy 8:16

who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and to try you, to do you good in the end,

Deuteronomy 8:2

“And you shall remember that יהוה your Elohim led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you guard His commands or not.

Revelation 2:2

“I know your works, and your labour, and your endurance, and that you are not able to bear evil ones, and have tried those who say they are emissaries and are not, and have found them false;