2 Timothy 2:20-21
In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, some for meaner uses.
1 Peter 1:7
That the proof of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold, (that perisheth, though tried by fire) may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, when Jesus Christ shall be revealed:
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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2 Timothy 2:20
In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, some for meaner uses.
1 Peter 1:7
That the proof of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold, (that perisheth, though tried by fire) may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, when Jesus Christ shall be revealed: