Malachi 3:3

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Malachi 3:3

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Summary

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

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General references

Proverbs 17:3

Proverbs 25:4

Bible References

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For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy;

Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.

Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver.

Many shall be purified, and be made white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.

that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Beloved, take not as strange the fire of persecution which has taken place amongst you for your trial, as if a strange thing was happening to you;

I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

The sons

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, priests, that despise my name. But ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.

But as for you, ye shall be called priests of Jehovah; it shall be said of you: Ministers of our God. Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and into their glory shall ye enter.

And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow; to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory: and they shall declare my glory among the nations.

neither shall there fail to the priests the Levites a man before me to offer up burnt-offerings, and to burn oblations, and to do sacrifice continually.

But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall approach unto me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to present unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Jehovah.

and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen.

and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth.

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For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah.

Offer unto God thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto the Most High;

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;

Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.

{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips.

But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for also the Father seeks such as his worshippers.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.

for me to be minister of Christ Jesus to the nations, carrying on as a sacrificial service the message of glad tidings of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.

But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God.

For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his name.

yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

General references

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: