1 Peter 4:12
4:12 Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Job 23:10
23:10 But he knows the pathway that I take;
if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
Psalms 66:10
66:10 For you, O God, tested us;
you purified us like refined silver.
Proverbs 17:3
17:3 The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold,
likewise the Lord tests hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
48:10 Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have purified you in the furnace of misery.
Zechariah 13:9
13:9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire;
I will refine them like silver is refined
and will test them like gold is tested.
They will call on my name and I will answer;
I will say, ‘These are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Zechariah 13:1
The Refinement of Judah
13:1 “In that day there will be a fountain opened up for the dynasty of David and the people of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
Colossians 3:13
3:13 bearing with one another and forgiving
one another, if someone happens to have
a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
Revelation 3:18
3:18 take my advice
and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me
white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness
will not be exposed, and buy eye salve
to put on your eyes so you can see!