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Mal 3:3 — 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 offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

sit		Psa 66:10; Pro 17:3; Pro 25:4; Isa 1:25; Isa 48:10; Jer 6:28-30; Eze 22:18-22; Dan 12:10; Zec 13:9; Luk 3:16; Eph 5:26,27; Tts 2:14; Hbr 12:10; 1Pe 1:7; 1Pe 4:12,13; Rev 3:18
the sons		Mal 1:6-10; Mal 2:1-8; Isa 61:6; Isa 66:19-21; Jer 33:18-22; Eze 44:15,16; Rev 1:6; Rev 5:10
an		Mal 1:11; Psa 4:5; Psa 50:14,23; Psa 69:30,31; Psa 107:21,22; Psa 116:17; Psa 141:1,2; Hsa 14:2; Jhn 4:23,24; Rom 12:1; Rom 15:16; Phl 2:17; Phl 4:18; 2Ti 4:6; Hbr 13:15,16; 1Pe 2:5,9

Correlating Passages

sit

	Psa 66:10	For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
	Pro 17:3	The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
	Pro 25:4	Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
	Isa 1:25	And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
	Isa 48:10	Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
	Jer 6:28	They [are] all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: [they are] brass and iron; they [are] all corrupters.
	Jer 6:29	The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
	Jer 6:30	Reprobate silver shall [men] call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
	Eze 22:18	Son 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.
	Eze 22:19	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
	Eze 22:20	[As] 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.
	Eze 22:21	Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
	Eze 22:22	As 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.
	Dan 12:10	Many 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.
	Zec 13:9	And 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.
	Luk 3:16	John 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:
	Eph 5:26	That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
	Eph 5:27	That 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.
	Tts 2:14	Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
	Hbr 12:10	For 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.
	1Pe 1:7	That 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 honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
	1Pe 4:12	Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
	1Pe 4:13	But 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.
	Rev 3:18	I 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.

the sons

	Mal 1:6	A 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 the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
	Mal 1:7	Ye 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.
	Mal 1:8	And 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.
	Mal 1:9	And 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.
	Mal 1:10	Who [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 2:1	And now, O ye priests, this commandment [is] for you.
	Mal 2:2	If 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.
	Mal 2:3	Behold, 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.
	Mal 2:4	And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
	Mal 2:5	My 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.
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	Isa 61:6	But 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 66:19	And 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.
	Isa 66:20	And 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.
	Isa 66:21	And I will also take of them for priests [and] for Levites, saith the LORD.
	Jer 33:18	Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
	Jer 33:19	And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,
	Jer 33:20	Thus 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;
	Jer 33:21	[Then] 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.
	Jer 33:22	As 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.
	Eze 44:15	But 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:
	Eze 44:16	They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
	Rev 1:6	And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
	Rev 5:10	And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

	Mal 1:11	For 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.
	Psa 4:5	Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
	Psa 50:14	Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
	Psa 50:23	Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth [his] conversation [aright] will I shew the salvation of God.
	Psa 69:30	I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
	Psa 69:31	[This] also shall please the LORD better than an ox [or] bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
	Psa 107:21	Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
	Psa 107:22	And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
	Psa 116:17	I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
	Psa 141:1	[[A Psalm of David.]] LORD, I cry unt