Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. | But test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. |
Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. |
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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. | Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. |
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. | Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. |
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.” | Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing. |
The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. | The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. |
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. | Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. |
Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. | Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. |
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. | For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. | When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. |
But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. |
Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me. | Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that I need. |
I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. | Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. |
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. | Very truly, I tell you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. |
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. | And whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. |
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. | Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. |
Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. | Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. |
If you love Me, keep My commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |
Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. | Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. |
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. | You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand has supported me; your help has made me great. You gave me a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. |
In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. | In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. |
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah | You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah |
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ | I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ |