He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him ¹  a tree. ²  When Moses ³  threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord ⁴  made for them ⁵  a binding ordinance, ⁶  and there he tested ⁷  them.

For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.

He was in the wilderness forty days, ¹  enduring temptations from Satan. He ²  was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs. ³ 

Does not the ear test words, as ¹  the tongue ²  tastes food? ³ 

For the ear assesses ¹  words as the mouth ²  tastes food.

The Lord severely ¹  punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

Have I not written thirty sayings ¹  for you, sayings ²  of counsel and knowledge,

Apply ¹  your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

And one of them, an expert in religious law, ¹  asked him a question to test ²  him:

Others, to test ¹  him, ²  began asking for ³  a sign ⁴  from heaven.

But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.

And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested ¹  by affliction.

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! ¹ 

In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving ¹  for meat; ²  they challenged God ³  in the desert.

Examine me, and probe my thoughts! ¹  Test me, and know my concerns! ² 

What the righteous say ¹  is like ²  the best ³  silver, but what the wicked think ⁴  is of little value. ⁵ 

Now when the Pharisees ¹  and Sadducees ²  came to test Jesus, ³  they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ⁴