Zechariah 13:9
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9 And (A)I will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
(B)They will call upon my name,
and (C)I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Psalm 50:15
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Jeremiah 29:11-12
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11 (A)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, (B)to give you a future and a hope. 12 (C)Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, (D)and I will hear you.
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- Jeremiah 29:11 Or peace
Acts 2:21
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21 And it shall come to pass that (A)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
Isaiah 65:23-24
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23 (A)They shall not labor in vain
(B)or bear children for calamity,[a]
for (C)they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord,
and their descendants with them.
24 (D)Before they call I will answer;
(E)while they are yet speaking I will hear.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:23 Or for sudden terror
Isaiah 48:10
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10 Behold, I have refined you, (A)but not as silver;
(B)I have tried[a] you in the furnace of affliction.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:10 Or I have chosen
1 Peter 1:6-7
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6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by (A)various trials, 7 so that (B)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes (C)though it is tested by (D)fire—may be found to result in (E)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Psalm 34:15-19
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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
(B)and his ears toward their cry.
16 (C)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to (D)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 (E)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to (F)the brokenhearted
and saves (G)the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 91:15
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15 When he (A)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (B)honor him.
Revelation 21:7
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7 (A)The one who conquers will have this heritage, and (B)I will be his God and (C)he will be my son.
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1 Peter 4:12
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Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at (A)the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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Jeremiah 30:22
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22 (A)And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God.”
Isaiah 43:2
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2 (A)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
(B)when you walk through fire (C)you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
James 1:12
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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.
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Deuteronomy 26:17-19
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17 (A)You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice. 18 And the Lord has declared today that you are (B)a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments, 19 and that he will set you in praise and in fame and in honor (C)high above all nations (D)that he has made, and that you shall be (E)a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.”
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Psalm 66:10-12
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10 For you, O God, have (A)tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You brought us into (B)the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 you let men (C)ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through (D)water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
Hosea 2:21-23
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21 “And (A)in that day (B)I will answer, declares the Lord,
I will answer the heavens,
and they shall answer the earth,
22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and they shall answer (C)Jezreel,[a]
23 and (D)I will sow her for myself in the land.
And (E)I (F)will have mercy on No Mercy,[b]
and (G)I will say to Not My People,[c] (H)‘You are my people’;
and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God will sow
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ruhama
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ammi
Zechariah 10:6
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But (A)who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For (B)he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit (C)as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring (D)offerings in righteousness to the Lord.[a]
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- Malachi 3:3 Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness
Hebrews 8:10
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10 (A)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws into their minds,
and (B)write them on their hearts,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
Job 23:10
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Matthew 22:29-32
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29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, (A)because you know neither the Scriptures nor (B)the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither (C)marry nor (D)are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, (E)have you not read what was said to you by God: 32 (F)‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.”
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Zechariah 8:8
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8 and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. (A)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, (B)in faithfulness and in righteousness.”
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Jeremiah 31:33
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33 (A)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (B)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (C)on their hearts. (D)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Isaiah 58:9
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9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (A)the yoke from your midst,
(B)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
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