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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• ⁵Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up 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 the Lord trieth the hearts. (Prov. 17:3)

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

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

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

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Jer. 6:28‑30• ²⁸They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
²⁹The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
³⁰Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. (Jer. 6:28‑30)

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Ezek. 22:18‑22• ¹⁸Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
²⁰As they gather silver, and brass, 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 leave you there, and melt you.
²¹Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in 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 the Lord have poured out my fury upon you. (Ezek. 22:18‑22)

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Dan. 12:10• ¹⁰Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; 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 through 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 hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God. (Zech. 13:9)

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Luke 3:16• ¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: (Luke 3:16)

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Eph. 5:26‑27• ²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
²⁷That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (Eph. 5:26‑27)

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Titus 2:14• ¹⁴Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:14)

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Heb. 12:10• ¹⁰For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. (Heb. 12:10)

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1 Peter 1:7• ⁷That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)

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1 Peter 4:12‑13• ¹²Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
¹³But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. (1 Peter 4:12‑13)

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Rev. 3:18• ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Rev. 3:18)

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Mal. 1:6‑10• ⁶A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And 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 the Lord 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? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
⁹And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.
¹⁰Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Mal. 1:6‑10)

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Mal. 2:1‑8• ¹And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
²If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
³Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one 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 the Lord of hosts.
⁵My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
⁶The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
⁷For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord 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 the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 2:1‑8)

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Isa. 61:6• ⁶But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. (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 Gentiles.
²⁰And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.
²¹And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord. (Isa. 66:19‑21)

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Jer. 33:18‑22• ¹⁸Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
¹⁹And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,
²⁰Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
²¹Then may 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 heaven cannot be numbered, neither 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 come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God:
¹⁶They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. (Ezek. 44:15‑16)

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Rev. 1:6• ⁶And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (Rev. 1:6)

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Rev. 5:10• ¹⁰And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Rev. 5:10)

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Mal. 1:11• ¹¹For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)

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Psa. 4:5• ⁵Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. (Psa. 4:5)

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Psa. 50:14,23• ¹⁴Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
²³Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show 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.
³¹This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. (Psa. 69:30‑31)

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Psa. 107:21‑22• ²¹Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
²²And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. (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 the Lord. (Psa. 116:17)

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Psa. 141:1‑2• ¹<<A Psalm of David.>> Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
²Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. (Psa. 141:1‑2)

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Hos. 14:2• ²Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away 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 cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23‑24)

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Rom. 12:1• ¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Rom. 12:1)

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Rom. 15:16• ¹⁶That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. (Rom. 15:16)

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Phil. 2:17• ¹⁷Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. (Phil. 2:17)

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Phil. 4:18• ¹⁸But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. (Phil. 4:18)

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2 Tim. 4:6• ⁶For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. (2 Tim. 4:6)

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Heb. 13:15‑16• ¹⁵By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
¹⁶But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13:15‑16)

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1 Peter 2:5,9• ⁵Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous 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.