Malachi 3:3

New Century Version

Like someone who heats and purifies silver, he will purify the Levites and make them pure like gold and silver. Then they will bring offerings to the Lord in the right way.

Cross References

Psalm 116:17

I will give you an offering to show thanks to you, and I will pray to the Lord.

Psalm 4:5

Do what is right as a sacrifice to the Lord and trust the Lord.

Psalm 4:6

Many people ask, “Who will give us anything good?” Lord, be kind to us.

Psalm 50:14

Give an offering to show thanks to God. Give God Most High what you have promised.

Psalm 50:23

Those people honor me who bring me offerings to show thanks. And I, God, will save those who do that.”

Psalm 51:19

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices and whole burnt offerings, and bulls will be offered on your altar.

Psalm 66:10

God, you have tested us; you have purified us like silver.

Proverbs 17:3

A hot furnace tests silver and gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

Proverbs 25:4

Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.

Isaiah 1:25

I will turn against you and clean away all your wrongs as if with soap; I will take all the worthless things out of you.

Isaiah 48:10

I have made you pure, but not by fire, as silver is made pure. I have purified you by giving you troubles.

Isaiah 61:6

You will be called priests of the Lord; you will be named the servants of our God. You will have riches from all the nations on earth, and you will take pride in them.

Jeremiah 9:7

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “I will test the people of Judah as a person tests metal in a fire. I have no other choice, because my people have sinned.

Ezekiel 20:38

I will get rid of those who refuse to obey me and who turn against me. I will bring them out of the land where they are now living, but they will never enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise ones will be killed. But the hard times must come so they can be made stronger and purer and without faults until the time of the end comes. Then, at the right time, the end will come.

Daniel 12:10

Many people will be made clean, pure, and spotless, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. Those wicked people will not understand these things, but the wise will understand them.

Hosea 14:2

Come back to the Lord and say these words to him: “Take away all our sin and kindly receive us, and we will keep the promises we made to you.

Zechariah 13:9

The third that is left I will test with fire, purifying them like silver, testing them like gold. Then they will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

Malachi 4:1

“There is a day coming that will burn like a hot furnace, and all the proud and evil people will be like straw. On that day they will be completely burned up so that not a root or branch will be left,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Numbers 8:6

“Take the Levites away from the other Israelites and make them clean.

Luke 3:16

John answered everyone, “I baptize you with water, but there is one coming who is greater than I am. I am not good enough to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Romans 12:1

So brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship.

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to those who are not Jews. I served God by teaching his Good News, so that the non-Jewish people could be an offering that God would accept—an offering made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 2:17

Your faith makes you offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. If I have to offer my own blood with your sacrifice, I will be happy and full of joy with all of you.

Philippians 4:18

And now I have everything, and more. I have all I need, because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. It is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it.

2 Timothy 4:6

My life is being given as an offering to God, and the time has come for me to leave this life.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us so he might pay the price to free us from all evil and to make us pure people who belong only to him—people who are always wanting to do good deeds.

Hebrews 12:10

Our fathers on earth disciplined us for a short time in the way they thought was best. But God disciplines us to help us, so we can become holy as he is.

1 Peter 1:7

These troubles come to prove that your faith is pure. This purity of faith is worth more than gold, which can be proved to be pure by fire but will ruin. But the purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is shown to you.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones, so let yourselves be used to build a spiritual temple—to be holy priests who offer spiritual sacrifices to God. He will accept those sacrifices through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Revelation 1:6

He made us to be a kingdom of priests who serve God his Father. To Jesus Christ be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy from me gold made pure in fire so you can be truly rich. Buy from me white clothes so you can be clothed and so you can cover your shameful nakedness. Buy from me medicine to put on your eyes so you can truly see.

Revelation 5:10

You made them to be a kingdom of priests for our God, and they will rule on the earth.”