16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna (A)which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to (B)put you to the test, to do good for you [a]in the end.

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  1. Deuteronomy 8:16 Lit at your end

The (A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But (B)the Lord tests hearts.

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10 (A)Many will be purged, [a]cleansed, and refined, but the (B)wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but [b]those who (C)have insight will understand.

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  1. Daniel 12:10 Or whitened
  2. Daniel 12:10 Or the instructors will

And I will bring the third part through the (A)fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will (B)call on My name,
And I will (C)answer them;
I will say, ‘They are (D)My people,’
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

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“But who can (A)endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a (B)refiner’s fire, and like launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will (C)purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may (D)present to the Lord [a]offerings in righteousness.

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  1. Malachi 3:3 Or grain offerings

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