Judith 8:26-28

New Catholic Bible

²⁶ Remember how he dealt with Abraham, and how he tested Isaac, and what happened to Jacob in Syrian Mesopotamia while he was tending the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother. ²⁷ The Lord did not subject them to these fiery ordeals for vengeance but to test their loyalty, and so has he done with us. The Lord chastises those who worship him as a means of admonition.”^[a]

²⁸ The Elders’ Accord. Then Uzziah said to her: “Everything that you have said was spoken with a sincere heart, and there is no one who can deny your words.