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2 Kings 4 18-2 Kings 4 20
When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers.And he said to his father,“ Oh, my head, my head!” The father said to his servant,“ Carry him to his mother.”And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died.
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1 Peter 4 12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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Psalms 104:29
When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
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Job 34:14
If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
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Daniel 5:23
but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.
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Zechariah 12:10
“ And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
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Genesis 22:1-2
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him,“ Abraham!” And he said,“ Here I am.”He said,“ Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
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1 Peter 1 7
so that the tested genuineness of your faith— more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire— may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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John 11:3-4
So the sisters sent to him, saying,“ Lord, he whom you love is ill.”But when Jesus heard it he said,“ This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
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John 11:14
Then Jesus told them plainly,“ Lazarus has died,
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Job 12:10
In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
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James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
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James 2:26
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.