And it happened after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold me.
James 1:12 - Modern King James Version Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because having been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive [the victor's] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him. American Standard Version (1901) Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him. Common English Bible Those who stand firm during testing are blessed. They are tried and true. They will receive the life God has promised to those who love him as their reward. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the man who suffers temptation. For when he has been proven, he shall receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him. |
And it happened after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold me.
And I said, I pray You, O Jehovah, the God of Heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and mercy for those who love Him and keep His commandments;
But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish ones speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Behold, blessed is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Jehovah tries the righteous; but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence,
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, so that I might learn Your Precepts.
I know, O Jehovah, that Your judgments are right, and that You have afflicted me in faithfulness.
But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.
Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Jehovah, to teach him out of Your Law;
and showing mercy to thousands of those that love Me and keep My commandments.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.
And from forever they have not heard, nor did they listen. Eye has not seen a God except You, who works for him who waits for Him.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say, It is My people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
And you will be hated of all men for My name's sake, but the one who endures to the end shall be kept safe.
Then the King shall say to those on His right hand, Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall cut you off, and when they shall reproach you and shall cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
And everyone who strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Then those truly that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For Jehovah your God is testing you to know whether you love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Therefore, know that Jehovah your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations.
And you shall remember all the way which Jehovah your God led you these forty years in the wilderness in order to humble you, to prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day; and not to me only, but also to all those who love His appearing.
But call to memory the former days, in which (after you were illuminated) you endured a great fight of afflictions,
By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. And he who had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son,
And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked by Him;
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?
Behold, we count blessed those who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity and of tender mercy.
But if you also suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. And do not fear their fear, nor be troubled,
but rejoice according as you are partakers of Christ's suffering, so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.
If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you. Truly according to them, He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.
But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, He will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory.
Do not at all fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the Devil will cast some of you into prison, so that you may be tried. And you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; therefore be zealous and repent.
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame and have sat down with My Father in His throne.