Malachi 3:3

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And he sat melting and cleansing silver: and he cleansed the sons of Levi, and he purified them as gold and as silver, and they were to Jehovah bringing near the sacrifice in justice.

Cross References

Isaiah 1:25

And I will turn back my hand upon thee, end I will straiten thy dross according to pureness, and I will remove all thine alloy:

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold: and Jehovah tries hearts.

Hebrews 12:10

For they truly for a few days, according as it seemed to them, corrected; but he for profit, in order to partake in his holiness.

Daniel 12:10

And many shall be separated and become white, and be tried; and the unjust did evil: and all the unjust shall not understand; and the intelligent shall understand.

Zechariah 13:9

And I brought the third through fire, and I purified them as purifying silver, and I tried them as trying gold: he shall call on my name and I will answer him: I said, He is my people; and he shall say, Jehovah my God.

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a distinguished people. zealous of good works.

Philippians 2:17

But if also I am poured out upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice together with you all.

Psalm 66:10

For thou didst try us, O God, thou didst prove us as purifying of silver.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy gold of me refined by fire, that thou mightest be rich; and white garments, that thou mightest be surrounded, and that the shame of thy nakedness might not be made manifest; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve that thou mightest see.

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

1 Peter 1:7

That the proof of your faith, much more precious than perishing gold, and being tried by fire, might be found to praise and honour and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Romans 12:1

I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, your reasonable service.

Luke 3:16

John answered to all, saying, I truly immerse you with water; and he stronger than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to loose his shoes' strings: he shall immerse you with the Holy Spirit and fire:

Proverbs 25:4

Take ye away the dross from the silver, and a vessel shall come forth for the goldsmith.

Psalm 4:5

Sacrifice ye the sacrifices of justice, and trust to Jehovah.

Revelation 1:6

And he made us kings and priests to God and his Father; to him the glory and strength for the times of times.

1 Peter 2:5

And ye yourselves are built, as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to bring up spiritual sacrifice; acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:6

For I am already poured out, and the time of my deliverance has been fixed.

Romans 15:16

For me to be the, workman of Jesus Christ to the nations, offering in sacrifice the good news of God, that the bringing forward of the nations be acceptable, consecrated in the Holy Spirit.

Hosea 14:2

Take with you words and turn back to Jehovah: say to him, Thou wilt take away all iniquity, and take good: and we will requite the fruits of our lips.

Isaiah 48:10

Behold, I purified thee and not with silver; I chose thee in the furnace of affliction.

Psalm 116:17

To thee will I sacrifice a sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of Jehovah.

Psalm 50:23

He sacrificing praise shall honor me, and he setting the way I will cause him to look upon the salvation of God.

Philippians 4:18

And I have all, and abound: I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a smell of sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.

Isaiah 61:6

And ye shall be called the priests of Jehovah, serving our God; he shall say to you, Ye shall eat the strength of the nations, and ye shall take place in their honor.

Revelation 5:10

And madest us kings and priests to our God: and we shall reign upon the earth.

Psalm 50:14

Sacrifice to God thanksgiving, and repay thy vows to the Most High:

Psalm 51:19

Then wilt thou delight in sacrifices of justice, in burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: then they will bring up bullocks upon thine altar.

Jeremiah 9:7

For this, thus said Jehovah of armies, Behold me melting them, and I tried them; for how shall I do for the face of the daughter of my people?

Ezekiel 20:38

And I separated from you the rebellious and those transgressing against me: I will bring them forth from the land of their sojournings, and to the land of Israel they shall not come in: and ye knew that I am Jehovah.

Daniel 11:35

And from those understanding shall be weak to try upon them to separate, to become white even to the time of the end: for yet at the appointment

Malachi 4:1

For behold, the day coming, burning as a furnace; and all the proud and all doing injustice were straw: and the day coming burnt them, said Jehovah of armies, that it shall not leave to them root and branch.

Numbers 8:6

Take the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and cleanse them.

Psalm 4:6

Many saying, Who will cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy face, O Jehovah.