1 Peter 1:7
that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you, as though some foreign experience befell you.
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As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
The fining
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The fining
1 Peter 1:7
that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the ordeal that has come to test you, as though some foreign experience befell you.