Malachi 3:3
He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
Isaiah 1:25
And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.
Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified and will be cleansed and will be refined, but [the] wicked will act wickedly {and none of the wicked will understand}, but {those who have insight} will understand.
Psalm 4:5
Offer correct sacrifices, and {trust in} Yahweh.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
Psalm 50:14
Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.
Psalm 50:23
He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and he [who] orders [his] way; I will show him the salvation of God."
Psalm 66:10
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
Psalm 69:30-31
I will praise the name of God in song, and magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 107:21-22
Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,
Psalm 116:17
I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and proclaim the name of Yahweh.
Psalm 141:1-2
I call on you, O Yahweh; hasten to me. Listen to my voice when I call to you.
Proverbs 17:3
A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
Proverbs 25:4
Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.
Isaiah 48:10
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Isaiah 61:6
But you shall be called the priests of Yahweh, {you will be called} servers of our God. You shall eat [the] wealth of [the] nations, and you shall boast in their riches.
Isaiah 66:19-21
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw [the] bow; Tubal and Javan, the faraway coastlands that have not heard [of] my fame, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations,
Jeremiah 6:28-30
All of them [are] stubborn rebels, going about [talking] slander. [They are] bronze and iron, they [are] all behaving corruptly.
Jeremiah 33:18-22
And for the priests, a man from the Levites [who] offers burnt offerings and [who] burns grain offerings and [who] brings sacrifices will not be cut off {before me} {forever}.'"
Ezekiel 22:18-22
"Son of man, the house of Israel has become as silver dross to me; all of them [are as] bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace, [even] [as] silver dross, silver [dross] they became!
Ezekiel 44:15-16
But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary {when the Israelites went astray} from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand {before me} to offer to me fat and blood," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
Hosea 14:2
Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Say to him, "Take away all guilt; accept good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.
Malachi 1:6-11
"A son honors [his] father, and a slave his master; but if I [am] a father, where [is] my honor, and if I [am] a master, where [is] my reverence?" says Yahweh of hosts to you, O priests, {who despise} my name. "But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
Malachi 2:1-8
"And so then, O priests, this command [is] for you:
Luke 3:16
John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I [am] is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
John 4:23-24
But an hour is coming--and now is [here]--when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such [people] [to be] his worshipers.
Romans 12:1
Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies [as] a living sacrifice, holy [and] pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service.
Romans 15:16
with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:26-27
in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing [her] with the washing of water by the word;
Philippians 2:17
But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and rejoice with all of you.
Philippians 4:18
But I have received everything [in full] and have an abundance; {I am well supplied} [because] I received from Epaphroditus {what you had sent}, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
2 Timothy 4:6
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is imminent.
Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Hebrews 12:10
For they disciplined [us] for a few days according to what seemed [appropriate] to them, but he [does so] for our benefit, in order that [we] can have a share in his holiness.
Hebrews 13:15-16
Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise {continually} to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
1 Peter 1:7
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 2:5
And [you] yourselves, as living stones, are being built up [as] a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:9
But you [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
1 Peter 4:12-13
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Revelation 1:6
and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father--to him [be] the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.
Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.
Revelation 5:10
and made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth."