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Malachi 3:3
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Malachi 3:3
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3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(A) he will purify(B) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(C) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(D)
Isaiah 1:25
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Isaiah 1:25
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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Hebrews 12:10
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Hebrews 12:10
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10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(A)
Daniel 12:10
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Daniel 12:10
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10 Many will be purified, made spotless and refined,(A) but the wicked will continue to be wicked.(B) None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.(C)
Zechariah 13:9
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Zechariah 13:9
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Ephesians 5:26-27
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Ephesians 5:26-27
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26 to make her holy,(A) cleansing[a] her by the washing(B) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(C) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(D)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
Romans 12:1
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Romans 12:1
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A Living Sacrifice
12 Therefore, I urge you,(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
John 4:23-24
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John 4:23-24
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23 Yet a time is coming and has now come(A) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit(B) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit,(C) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
Revelation 3:18
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Revelation 3:18
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Hebrews 13:15-16
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Hebrews 13:15-16
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15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice(A) of praise—the fruit of lips(B) that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others,(C) for with such sacrifices(D) God is pleased.
Luke 3:16
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Luke 3:16
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16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[a] water.(A) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B)
Malachi 1:6-11
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Malachi 1:6-11
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Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(A) and a slave his master.(B) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(C) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(D)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(E) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
7 “By offering defiled food(F) on my altar.
“But you ask,(G) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(H) is contemptible. 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals,(I) is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased(J) with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.(K)
9 “Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings(L) from your hands, will he accept(M) you?”—says the Lord Almighty.
10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,(N) so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased(O) with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept(P) no offering(Q) from your hands. 11 My name will be great(R) among the nations,(S) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(T) In every place incense(U) and pure offerings(V) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.
Proverbs 25:4
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Proverbs 25:4
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4 Remove the dross from the silver,
and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
Psalm 66:10
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Psalm 66:10
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Psalm 4:5
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Psalm 4:5
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5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
and trust in the Lord.(A)
Revelation 1:6
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Revelation 1:6
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6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve his God and Father(B)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(C)
1 Peter 2:5
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1 Peter 2:5
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5 you also, like living stones, are being built(A) into a spiritual house[a](B) to be a holy priesthood,(C) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(D)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
1 Peter 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)
2 Timothy 4:6
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2 Timothy 4:6
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6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,(A) and the time for my departure is near.(B)
Philippians 2:17
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Philippians 2:17
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17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering(A) on the sacrifice(B) and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.(C)
Romans 15:16
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Romans 15:16
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16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(A) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(B) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(C) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Malachi 2:1-8
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Malachi 2:1-8
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Additional Warning to the Priests
2 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you.(A) 2 If you do not listen,(B) and if you do not resolve to honor(C) my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse(D) on you, and I will curse your blessings.(E) Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
3 “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants[a]; I will smear on your faces the dung(F) from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.(G) 4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi(H) may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a covenant(I) of life and peace,(J) and I gave them to him; this called for reverence(K) and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 True instruction(L) was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked(M) with me in peace(N) and uprightness,(O) and turned many from sin.(P)
7 “For the lips of a priest(Q) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(R) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(S) 8 But you have turned from the way(T) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(U) you have violated the covenant(V) with Levi,”(W) says the Lord Almighty.
Footnotes
- Malachi 2:3 Or will blight your grain
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