Malachi 3:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD will purify the descendants of Levi, as though they were gold or silver. Then they will bring the proper offerings to the LORD,

Cross References

Isaiah 1:25

I will punish you terribly and burn away everything that makes you unfit to worship me.

Proverbs 17:3

Silver and gold are tested by flames of fire; our thoughts are tested by the LORD.

Hebrews 12:10

Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is.

Daniel 12:10

Many people will have their hearts and lives made pure and clean, but those who are evil will keep on being evil and never understand. Only the wise will understand.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “You are my people,” and they will reply, “You, LORD, are our God!”

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith in the Lord and your service are like a sacrifice offered to him. And my own blood may have to be poured out with the sacrifice. If this happens, I will be glad and rejoice with you.

Psalm 66:10

Our God, you tested us, just as silver is tested.

Revelation 3:18

Buy your gold from me. It has been refined in a fire, and it will make you rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them and you can cover-up your shameful nakedness. Buy medicine for your eyes, so that you will be able to see.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. The Scriptures say,

1 Peter 1:7

Your faith will be like gold that has been tested in a fire. And these trials will prove that your faith is worth much more than gold that can be destroyed. They will show that you will be given praise and honour and glory when Jesus Christ returns.

Romans 12:1

Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God.

Luke 3:16

John said, “I am just baptizing with water. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Proverbs 25:4

Silver must be purified before it can be used to make something of value.

Psalm 4:5

Offer the proper sacrifices and trust the LORD.

Revelation 1:6

He lets us rule as kings and serve God his Father as priests. To him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

2 Timothy 4:6

Now the time has come for me to die. My life is like a drink offering being poured out on the altar.

Romans 15:16

He chose me to be a servant of Christ Jesus for the Gentiles and to do the work of a priest in the service of his good news. God did this so that the Holy Spirit could make the Gentiles into a holy offering, pleasing to him.

Hosea 14:2

Return to the LORD and say, “Please forgive our sins. Accept our good sacrifices of praise instead of bulls.

Isaiah 48:10

I tested you in hard times just as silver is refined in a heated furnace.

Psalm 116:17

I will offer you a sacrifice to show how grateful I am, and I will pray.

Psalm 50:23

The sacrifice that honours me is a thankful heart. Obey me, and I, your God, will show my power to save.

Philippians 4:18

I have been paid back everything, and with interest. I am completely satisfied with the gifts that you asked Epaphroditus to bring me. They are like a sweet-smelling offering or like the right kind of sacrifice that pleases God.

Isaiah 61:6

But they themselves will be priests and servants of the LORD our God. The treasures of the nations will belong to them, and they will be famous.

Revelation 5:10

You let them become kings and serve God as priests, and they will rule on earth.”

Psalm 50:14

I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word.

Psalm 51:19

Then you will be pleased with the proper sacrifices, and we will offer bulls on your altar once again.

Jeremiah 9:7

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

Ezekiel 20:38

I will separate the sinful rebels from the rest of you, and even though I will bring them from the nations where they live in exile, they won't be allowed to return to Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those who are wise will suffer, so that God will make them pure and acceptable until the end, which will still come at the time he has decided.

Malachi 4:1

The day of judgment is certain to come. And it will be like a red-hot furnace with flames that burn up proud and sinful people, as though they were straw. Not a branch or a root will be left. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

Numbers 8:6

The Levites must be acceptable to me before they begin working at the sacred tent. So separate them from the rest of the Israelites

Psalm 4:6

There are some who ask, “Who will be good to us?” Let your kindness, LORD, shine brightly on us.