(A)Take away the dross from silver,
And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.

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18 “Son of man, (A)the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a (B)furnace; they have become dross from silver.

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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.

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20 But in a great house there are not only (A)vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, [a]sanctified and useful for the Master, (B)prepared for every good work.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 2:21 set apart

“But who can endure (A)the day of His coming?
And (B)who can stand when He appears?
For (C)He is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ soap.
(D)He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;
He will purify the sons of Levi,
And [a]purge them as gold and silver,
That they may (E)offer to the Lord
An offering in righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 3:3 Or refine

25 I will turn My hand against you,
And (A)thoroughly[a] purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
26 I will restore your judges (B)as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (C)you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
And her [b]penitents with righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:25 refine with lye
  2. Isaiah 1:27 Lit. returners

that (A)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (B)it is tested by fire, (C)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

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