Deuteronomy 8:16

Conservative English Version

He also gave you manna, a kind of food your ancestors had never even heard about. The LORD was testing you to make you trust him, so that later on he could be good to you.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, LORD."

2 Chronicles 32:31

Even when the leaders of Babylonia sent messengers to ask Hezekiah about the sign God had given him, God let Hezekiah give his own answer to test him and to see if he would remain faithful.

Job 42:12

The LORD now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand pair of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.

Psalm 119:68

You are kindhearted, and you do good things, so teach me your laws.

Exodus 15:25

Moses asked the LORD for help, and the LORD told him to throw a piece of wood into the water. Moses did so, and the water became fit to drink. At Marah the LORD tested his people and also gave them some laws and teachings.

Exodus 16:15

The people had never seen anything like this, and they started asking each other, "What is it?" Moses answered, "This is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

Exodus 16:31

The Israelites called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and delicious as wafers made with honey.

Exodus 16:4

The LORD said to Moses, "I will send bread down from heaven like rain. Each day the people can go out and gather only enough for that day. That's how I will see if they obey me.

Exodus 20:20

"Don't be afraid!" Moses replied. "God has come only to test you, so that by obeying him you won't sin."

Proverbs 17:3

Silver and gold are tested by flames of fire; our thoughts are tested by the LORD.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those who are wise will suffer, so that God will make them pure and acceptable until the end, which will still come at the time he has decided.

Romans 8:28

We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,

2 Corinthians 4:17

These little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing.

Deuteronomy 13:3

If the prophet says this, don't listen! The LORD your God will be watching to find out whether or not you love him with all your heart and soul.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Don't forget how the LORD your God has led you through the desert for the past forty years. He wanted to find out if you were truly willing to obey him and depend on him,

Deuteronomy 8:3

so he made you go hungry. Then he gave you manna, a kind of food that you and your ancestors had never even heard about. The LORD was teaching you that people need more than food to live--they need every word that the LORD has spoken.

James 1:12

God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.

1 Peter 1:7

Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honor and glory when Jesus Christ returns.