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Mal. 3:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offerh unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

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1 Peter 2:5• ⁵yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)

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Psa. 66:10• ¹⁰For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. (Psa. 66:10)

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Prov. 17:3• ³The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts. (Prov. 17:3)

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Prov. 25:4• ⁴Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: (Prov. 25:4)

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Isa. 1:25• ²⁵And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy; (Isa. 1:25)

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Isa. 48:10• ¹⁰Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. (Isa. 48:10)

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Jer. 6:28‑30• ²⁸They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.
²⁹The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by the fire; they have melted, and melted in vain; and the bad are not plucked away.
³⁰Reprobate silver shall they call them, for Jehovah hath rejected them. (Jer. 6:28‑30)

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Ezek. 22:18‑22• ¹⁸Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver.
¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
²⁰As they gather silver, and copper, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it, so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will lay you on and melt you.
²¹Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
²²As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I Jehovah have poured out my fury upon you. (Ezek. 22:18‑22)

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Dan. 12:10• ¹⁰Many shall be purified, and be made white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. (Dan. 12:10)

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Zech. 13:9• ⁹And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God. (Zech. 13:9)

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Luke 3:16• ¹⁶John answered all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire; (Luke 3:16)

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Eph. 5:26‑27• ²⁶in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word,
²⁷that *he* might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless. (Eph. 5:26‑27)

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Titus 2:14• ¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:14)

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Heb. 12:10• ¹⁰For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness. (Heb. 12:10)

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1 Peter 1:7• ⁷that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)

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1 Peter 4:12‑13• ¹²Beloved, take not as strange the fire of persecution which has taken place amongst you for your trial, as if a strange thing was happening to you;
¹³but as ye have share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that in the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exultation. (1 Peter 4:12‑13)

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Rev. 3:18• ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. (Rev. 3:18)

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Mal. 1:6‑10• ⁶A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, priests, that despise my name. But ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
⁷Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.
⁸And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Present it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
⁹And now, I pray you, beseech *God that he will be gracious unto us. This hath been of your hand: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.
¹⁰Who is there among you that would even shut the doors? and ye would not kindle fire on mine altar for nothing. I have no delight in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an oblation at your hand. (Mal. 1:6‑10)

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Mal. 2:1‑8• ¹And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.
²If ye do not hear, and if ye do not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, I will even send the curse among you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have already cursed them, because ye do not lay it to heart.
³Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it.
⁴And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
⁵My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.
⁶The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
⁷For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seek the law; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
⁸But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 2:1‑8)

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Isa. 61:6• ⁶But as for you, ye shall be called priests of Jehovah; it shall be said of you: Ministers of our God. Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and into their glory shall ye enter. (Isa. 61:6)

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Isa. 66:19‑21• ¹⁹And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow; to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory: and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
²⁰And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations as an oblation unto Jehovah, upon horses, and in chariots, and in covered waggons, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain, to Jerusalem, saith Jehovah, as the children of Israel bring an oblation in a clean vessel into the house of Jehovah.
²¹And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 66:19‑21)

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Jer. 33:18‑22• ¹⁸neither shall there fail to the priests the Levites a man before me to offer up burnt-offerings, and to burn oblations, and to do sacrifice continually.
¹⁹And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah, saying,
²⁰Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant in respect of the day, and my covenant in respect of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season,
²¹then shall also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers.
²²As the host of the heavens cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. (Jer. 33:18‑22)

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Ezek. 44:15‑16• ¹⁵But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall approach unto me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to present unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Jehovah.
¹⁶They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall approach unto my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. (Ezek. 44:15‑16)

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Rev. 1:6• ⁶and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. (Rev. 1:6)

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Rev. 5:10• ¹⁰and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth. (Rev. 5:10)

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Mal. 1:11• ¹¹For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)

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Psa. 4:5• ⁵Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah. (Psa. 4:5)

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Psa. 50:14,23• ¹⁴Offer unto God thanksgiving, and perform thy vows unto the Most High;
²³Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth his way will I shew the salvation of God. (Psa. 50:14,23)

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Psa. 69:30‑31• ³⁰I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;
³¹And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox,--a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs. (Psa. 69:30‑31)

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Psa. 107:21‑22• ²¹Let them give thanks unto Jehovah for his loving-kindness, and for his wondrous works to the children of men,
²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works in joyful song. (Psa. 107:21‑22)

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Psa. 116:17• ¹⁷I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. (Psa. 116:17)

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Psa. 141:1‑2• ¹A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
²Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation. (Psa. 141:1‑2)

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Hos. 14:2• ²Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips. (Hos. 14:2)

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John 4:23‑24• ²³But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for also the Father seeks such as his worshippers.
²⁴God is a spirit; and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth. (John 4:23‑24)

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Rom. 12:1• ¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service. (Rom. 12:1)

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Rom. 15:16• ¹⁶for me to be minister of Christ Jesus to the nations, carrying on as a sacrificial service the message of glad tidings of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:16)

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Phil. 2:17• ¹⁷But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all. (Phil. 2:17)

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Phil. 4:18• ¹⁸But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God. (Phil. 4:18)

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2 Tim. 4:6• ⁶For *I* am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come. (2 Tim. 4:6)

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Heb. 13:15‑16• ¹⁵By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of the lips confessing his name.
¹⁶But of doing good and communicating of your substance be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:15‑16)

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1 Peter 2:5,9• ⁵yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
⁹But *ye* are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light; (1 Peter 2:5,9)

• It is said that as a refiner of metals watches by the crucible until his face is reflected in the molten mass, so the Lord Jesus sits as the refiner and purifier of His silver until His own image is mirrored in it, and that this is the end and object of all His dealings with His people. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• There can be no presentation of an offering to the Lord in righteousness, nor can the offering presented be pleasant, acceptable, to the Lord until the purification of His priests is effected. This in fact is also the teaching of the epistle to the Hebrews. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he will purify the children of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah an oblation in righteousness.