Deuteronomy 8:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

In the desert he fed you manna—something your ancestors had never seen. He tested you to make you humble so that everything would go well for you in the end.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:3

He humbled you and let you be hungry. Then he fed you with manna—something you did not know about before. It was something your ancestors had never seen. Why did the Lord do this? Because he wanted you to know that it is not just bread that keeps people alive. People’s lives depend on what the Lord says.

James 1:12

Great blessings belong to those who are tempted and remain faithful! After they have proved their faith, God will give them the reward of eternal life. God promised this to all people who love him.

Exodus 16:15

When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, “What is that?” because they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “This is the food the Lord is giving you to eat.

1 Peter 1:7

These troubles test your faith and prove that it is pure. And such faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. When your faith is proven to be pure, the result will be praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ comes.

2 Corinthians 4:17

We have small troubles for a while now, but these troubles are helping us gain an eternal glory. That eternal glory is much greater than our troubles.

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. These are the people God chose, because that was his plan.

Genesis 22:1

After these things God decided to test Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Yes!”

Exodus 15:25

So Moses called to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a large piece of wood. When Moses put the wood in the water, the water became good to drink. There the Lord put in place a law and a command for him and tested him to see if he would obey.

Exodus 16:4

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will cause food to fall from the sky. This food will be for you to eat. Every day the people should go out and gather the food they need that day. I will do this to see if they will do what I tell them.

Exodus 16:31

The people called the special food “manna.” It was like small white coriander seeds and tasted like thin cakes made with honey.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you must remember the entire trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. He was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know what is in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 13:3

Don’t listen to them, because the Lord your God is testing you. He wants to know if you love him with all your heart and all your soul.

2 Chronicles 32:31

One time the leaders of Babylon sent messengers to Hezekiah. The messengers asked about a strange sign that had happened in the nations. When they came, God left Hezekiah alone to test him and to know everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Psalm 119:68

You are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise people will stumble and make mistakes. But the persecution must come so that they can be made stronger and purer until the time of the end. Then, at the right time, that time of the end will come.

Exodus 20:20

Then Moses said to them, “Don’t be afraid! God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so that you will not sin.”

Job 42:12

The Lord blessed Job with even more than he had in the beginning. Job got 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 2000 oxen, and 1000 female donkeys.

Proverbs 17:3

Fire is used to make gold and silver pure, but a person’s heart is made pure by the Lord.