Quotes about Challenge

Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.

So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.

What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”