1 Peter 1:7

Modern English Version

in order that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tried by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Cross References

Job 23:10

But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Isaiah 48:10

Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring this one-third left into the fire, and will refine them as the refinement of silver, and will test them as the testing of gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are My people”; and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”

Romans 2:7

To those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality will be eternal life.

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord is the tester of the heart.

Malachi 3:3

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites, and refine them like gold and silver, and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.

1 Corinthians 3:13

each one’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done.

Jude 1:24

Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with rejoicing,

Jeremiah 9:7

Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts: Behold, I will refine them and assay them; for what else shall I do for the daughter of My people?

2 Peter 1:4

by which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that through these things you might become partakers of the divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world through lust.

1 Peter 2:4

Coming to Him as to a living stone who is rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious,

Matthew 25:21

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept My word of patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation which shall come upon the entire world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 1:7

Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the purposes of the hearts. Then everyone will have commendation from God.

Acts 8:20

Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could purchase the gift of God with money!

John 12:26

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

John 5:44

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give alms. Provide yourselves bags that do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Matthew 25:23

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, in the renewed age, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jeremiah 48:36

Therefore My heart will wail for Moab like pipes, and My heart will wail like pipes for the men of Kir Hareseth, because the riches that they have gotten have perished.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

and those riches were lost in an unfortunate business deal; and although he has a son, there is nothing left to put in his hand.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding than silver!

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.

1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore the Lord God of Israel says, ‘I surely said that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before Me forever,’ but now the Lord says, ‘Far be it from Me to do so, for those who honor Me, I will honor, and those that despise Me will be humbled.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich, and white garments, that you may be dressed, that the shame of your nakedness may not appear, and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:7

Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious. But to those who are disobedient, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

1 Peter 1:5

who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Romans 2:29

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly. And circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, and not by the letter. His praise is not from men, but from God.

Psalm 17:3

You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Luke 17:30

“So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

Romans 2:10

But glory, honor, and peace will be to every man who does good work —to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile,

Romans 8:19

The eager expectation of the creation waits for the appearance of the sons of God.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be sober, and set your hope fully upon the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:13

But rejoice insofar as you share in Christ’s sufferings, so that you may rejoice and be glad also in the revelation of His glory.

1 Peter 5:1

I exhort the elders who are among you, as one who is also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, be diligent that you may be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

Numbers 5:28

If the woman is not defiled, but is clean, then she will be free and will conceive offspring.

Job 28:1

“Surely there is a mine for the silver, and a place where they refine gold.