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Wisdom 3:5-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Wisdom 3:5-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.(A)
6 As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings[a] he took them to himself.(B)
Footnotes
- 3:6 Offerings: the image is that of the burnt offering, in which the victim is completely consumed by fire.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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