Deuteronomy 8:16

New Century Version

and manna to eat in the desert. Manna was something your ancestors had never seen. He did this to take away your pride and to test you, so things would go well for you in the end.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

After these things God tested Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” And he answered, “Here I am.”

2 Chronicles 32:31

But one time the leaders of Babylon sent messengers to Hezekiah, asking him about a strange sign that had happened in the land. When they came, God left Hezekiah alone to test him so he could know everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Job 42:12

The Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life even more than the first part. Job had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand teams of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

Psalm 119:68

You are good, and you do what is good. Teach me your demands.

Exodus 15:25

So Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When Moses threw the tree into the water, the water became good to drink. There the Lord gave the people a rule and a law to live by, and there he tested their loyalty to him.

Exodus 16:15

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

Exodus 16:31

The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like small white seeds and tasted like wafers made with honey.

Exodus 16:4

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will cause food to fall like rain from the sky for all of you. Every day the people must go out and gather what they need for that day. I want to see if the people will do what I teach them.

Exodus 20:20

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

Proverbs 17:3

A hot furnace tests silver and gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise ones will be killed. But the hard times must come so they can be made stronger and purer and without faults until the time of the end comes. Then, at the right time, the end will come.

Romans 8:28

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

2 Corinthians 4:17

We have small troubles for a while now, but they are helping us gain an eternal glory that is much greater than the troubles.

Deuteronomy 13:3

But you must not listen to those prophets or dreamers. The Lord your God is testing you, to find out if you love him with your whole being.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 8:3

He took away your pride when he let you get hungry, and then he fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had ever seen. This was to teach you that a person does not live on bread alone, but by everything the Lord says.

James 1:12

When people are tempted and still continue strong, they should be happy. After they have proved their faith, God will reward them with life forever. God promised this to all those who love him.

1 Peter 1:7

These troubles come to prove that your faith is pure. This purity of faith is worth more than gold, which can be proved to be pure by fire but will ruin. But the purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is shown to you.