Deuteronomy 8:16

Good News Translation

In the desert he gave you manna to eat, food that your ancestors had never eaten. He sent hardships on you to test you, so that in the end he could bless you with good things.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, “Abraham!” And Abraham answered, “Yes, here I am!”

2 Chronicles 32:31

and even when the Babylonian ambassadors came to inquire about the unusual event that had happened in the land, God let Hezekiah go his own way only in order to test his character.

Job 42:12

The Lord blessed the last part of Job's life even more than he had blessed the first. Job owned fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, two thousand head of cattle, and one thousand donkeys.

Psalm 119:68

How good you are—how kind! Teach me your commands.

Exodus 15:25

Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water; and the water became fit to drink. There the Lord gave them laws to live by, and there he also tested them.

Exodus 16:15

When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, “What is it?” Moses said to them, “This is the food that the Lord has given you to eat.

Exodus 16:31

The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like a small white seed, and tasted like thin cakes made with honey.

Exodus 16:4

The Lord said to Moses, “Now I am going to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you. The people must go out every day and gather enough for that day. In this way I can test them to find out if they will follow my instructions.

Exodus 20:20

Moses replied, “Don't be afraid; God has only come to test you and make you keep on obeying him, so that you will not sin.”

Proverbs 17:3

Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the Lord.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those wise leaders will be killed, but as a result of this the people will be purified. This will continue until the end comes, the time that God has set.

Romans 8:28

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.

Deuteronomy 13:3

do not pay any attention to them. The Lord your God is using them to test you, to see if you love the Lord with all your heart.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 8:3

He made you go hungry, and then he gave you manna to eat, food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before. He did this to teach you that you must not depend on bread alone to sustain you, but on everything that the Lord says.

James 1:12

Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 1:7

Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.