1 Peter 1:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

These troubles test your faith and prove that it is pure. And such faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. When your faith is proven to be pure, the result will be praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ comes.

Cross References

Job 23:10

But God knows me. He is testing me and will see that I am as pure as gold.

James 1:12

Great blessings belong to those who are tempted and remain faithful! After they have proved their faith, God will give them the reward of eternal life. God promised this to all people who love him.

Isaiah 48:10

“Look, I will make you pure, but not in the way you make silver pure. I will make you pure by giving you troubles.

1 Peter 4:12

My friends, don’t be surprised at the painful things that you are now suffering, which are testing your faith. Don’t think that something strange is happening to you.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will test those survivors by giving them many troubles. The troubles will be like the fire a person uses to prove silver is pure. I will test them the way a person tests gold. Then they will call to me for help, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people.’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give eternal life to them.

Proverbs 17:3

Fire is used to make gold and silver pure, but a person’s heart is made pure by the Lord.

Malachi 3:3

He will make the Levites clean. He will make them pure, like silver is made pure with fire! He will make them pure like gold and silver. Then they will bring gifts to the Lord, and they will do things the right way.

1 Corinthians 3:13

But the work that each person does will be clearly seen, because the Day will make it plain. That Day will appear with fire, and the fire will test everyone’s work.

Jude 1:24

God is strong and can keep you from falling. He can bring you before his glory without any wrong in you and give you great joy.

Jeremiah 9:7

So the Lord All-Powerful says, “A worker heats metal in a fire to test it and see if it is pure. I will test the people of Judah like that. I have no other choice. My people have sinned.

2 Peter 1:4

through which he also gave us the very great and rich gifts that he promised us. With these gifts you can share in being like God. And so you will escape the ruin that comes to people in the world because of the evil things they want.

1 Peter 2:4

The Lord Jesus is the living stone. The people of the world decided that they did not want this stone. But he is the one God chose as one of great value. So come to him.

Matthew 25:21

“The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with that small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.’

Revelation 3:10

You followed my command to endure patiently. So I will keep you from the time of trouble that will come to the world—a time that will test everyone living on earth.

Revelation 2:10

Don’t be afraid of what will happen to you. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison. He will do this to test you. You will suffer for ten days, but be faithful, even if you have to die. If you continue to be faithful, I will give you the reward of life.

Revelation 1:7

Look, Jesus is coming with the clouds! Everyone will see him, even those who pierced him. All peoples of the earth will cry loudly because of him. Yes, this will happen! Amen.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge anyone now. The time for judging will be when the Lord comes. He will shine light on everything that is now hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of our hearts. Then the praise each person should get will come from God.

Acts 8:20

Peter said to Simon, “You and your money should both be destroyed because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money.

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me. My servants must be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to anyone who serves me.

John 5:44

You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Luke 12:33

Sell the things you have and give that money to those who need it. This is the only way you can keep your riches from being lost. You will be storing treasure in heaven that lasts forever. Thieves can’t steal that treasure, and moths can’t destroy it.

Matthew 25:23

“The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with a small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.’

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “When the time of the new world comes, the Son of Man will sit on his great and glorious throne. And I can promise that you who followed me will sit on twelve thrones, and you will judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jeremiah 48:36

“I am very sad for Moab. My heart cries like the sad sound of a flute playing a funeral song. I am sad for the people from Kir Hareseth. Their money and riches have all been taken away.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

Then something bad happens and they lose everything. So they have nothing to give to their children.

Proverbs 16:16

Wisdom is worth much more than gold. Understanding is worth much more than silver.

Proverbs 8:19

What I give is better than fine gold. What I produce is better than pure silver.

1 Samuel 2:30

“The Lord, the God of Israel, promised that your father’s family would serve him forever. But now the Lord says, ‘That will never be! I will honor people who honor me, but bad things will happen to those who refuse to respect me.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy gold from me—gold made pure in fire. Then you will be rich. I tell you this: Buy clothes that are white. Then you will be able to cover your shameful nakedness. I also tell you to buy medicine to put on your eyes. Then you will be able to see.

2 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To all of you who share in the same valuable faith that we have. This faith was given to us because our God and Savior Jesus Christ always does what is good and right.

1 Peter 2:7

So, that stone brings honor for you who believe. But for those who don’t believe he is “the stone that the builders refused to accept, which became the most important stone.” Psalm 118:22

1 Peter 1:5

God’s power protects you through your faith, and it keeps you safe until your salvation comes. That salvation is ready to be given to you at the end of time.

Romans 2:29

A true Jew is one who is a Jew inside. True circumcision is done in the heart. It is done by the Spirit, not by the written law. And anyone who is circumcised in the heart by the Spirit gets praise from God, not from people.

Psalm 17:3

You were with me all night and looked deep into my heart. You questioned me and found that I did not say or do anything wrong.

Luke 17:30

This is exactly how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.

Romans 2:10

But he will give glory, honor, and peace to everyone who does good—to the Jews first and also to those who are not Jews.

Romans 8:19

Everything that God made is waiting with excitement for the time when he will show the world who his children are. The whole world wants very much for that to happen.

1 Peter 1:13

So prepare your minds for service. With complete self-control put all your hope in the grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ comes.

1 Peter 4:13

But you should be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings. You will be happy and full of joy when Christ shows his glory.

1 Peter 5:1

Now I have something to say to the elders in your group. I am also an elder. I myself have seen Christ’s sufferings. And I will share in the glory that will be shown to us. I beg you to

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, we are waiting for this to happen. So try as hard as you can to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

Numbers 5:28

But if the woman has not sinned against her husband and she is pure, the priest will say that she is not guilty. Then she will be normal and able to have children.

Job 28:1

“There are mines where people get silver and places where people melt gold to make it pure.