Bible Cross References
the trial
1 Peter 4:12
My dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual were happening to you.
Job 23:10
Yet God knows every step I take; if he tests me, he will find me pure.
Psalm 66:10-12
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You have put us to the test, God; as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.
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You let us fall into a trap and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
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You let our enemies trample us; we went through fire and flood, but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
Proverbs 17:3
Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the LORD.
Isaiah 48:10
I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace. But I have found that you are worthless.
Jeremiah 9:7
Because of this the LORD Almighty says, "I will refine my people like metal and put them to the test. My people have done evil--- what else can I do with them?
Zechariah 13:9
And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."
Malachi 3:3
He will come to judge like one who refines and purifies silver. As a metalworker refines silver and gold, so the LORD's messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the LORD the right kind of offerings.
Romans 5:3
We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance,
Romans 5:4
endurance brings God's approval, and his approval creates hope.
James 1:3
for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.
James 1:4
Make sure that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:12
Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.
Revelation 2:10
Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory.
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you safe from the time of trouble which is coming upon the world to test all the people on earth.
precious
1 Peter 2:4
Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected by people as worthless but chosen by God as valuable.
1 Peter 2:7
This stone is of great value for you that believe; but for those who do not believe: "The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all."
Proverbs 3:13-15
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Happy is anyone who becomes wise---who comes to have understanding.
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There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold.
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Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it.
Proverbs 8:19
What you get from me is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver.
Proverbs 16:16
It is better---much better---to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.
2 Peter 1:1
From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ--- To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been given a faith as precious as ours:
2 Peter 1:4
In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature.
that
Ecclesiastes 5:14
and then lose it all in some bad deal and end up with nothing left to pass on to their children.
Jeremiah 48:36
"So my heart mourns for Moab and for the people of Kir Heres, like someone playing a funeral song on a flute, because everything they owned is gone.
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself ? ' "
Luke 12:21
And Jesus concluded, "This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight."
Luke 12:33
Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.
Acts 8:20
But Peter answered him, "May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!
James 5:2
Your riches have rotted away, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
James 5:3
Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.
2 Peter 3:10-12
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But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that Day the heavens will disappear with a shrill noise, the heavenly bodies will burn up and be destroyed, and the earth with everything in it will vanish.
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Since all these things will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? Your lives should be holy and dedicated to God,
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as you wait for the Day of God and do your best to make it come soon---the Day when the heavens will burn up and be destroyed, and the heavenly bodies will be melted by the heat.
Revelation 18:16
and say, "How terrible! How awful for the great city! She used to dress herself in linen, purple, and scarlet, and cover herself with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls!
Revelation 18:17
And in one hour she has lost all this wealth!" All the ships' captains and passengers, the sailors and all others who earn their living on the sea, stood a long way off,
tried
1 Peter 4:12
My dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual were happening to you.
Job 23:10
Yet God knows every step I take; if he tests me, he will find me pure.
Psalm 66:10
You have put us to the test, God; as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.
Proverbs 17:3
Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the LORD.
Isaiah 48:10
I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace. But I have found that you are worthless.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."
1 Corinthians 3:13
And the quality of each person's work will be seen when the Day of Christ exposes it. For on that Day fire will reveal everyone's work; the fire will test it and show its real quality.
Revelation 3:18
I advise you, then, to buy gold from me, pure gold, in order to be rich. Buy also white clothing to dress yourself and cover up your shameful nakedness. Buy also some ointment to put on your eyes, so that you may see.
might
1 Samuel 2:30
I, the LORD God of Israel, promised in the past that your family and your clan would serve me as priests for all time. But now I say that I won't have it any longer! Instead, I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.
Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, "You can be sure that when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the New Age, then you twelve followers of mine will also sit on thrones, to rule the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 25:21
'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
Matthew 25:23
'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
John 5:44
You like to receive praise from one another, but you do not try to win praise from the one who alone is God; how, then, can you believe me?
John 12:26
Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me.
Romans 2:7
Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.
Romans 2:29
Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.
1 Corinthians 4:5
So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-12
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and he will give relief to you who suffer and to us as well. He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels,
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with a flaming fire, to punish those who reject God and who do not obey the Good News about our Lord Jesus.
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They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might,
10
when he comes on that Day to receive glory from all his people and honor from all who believe. You too will be among them, because you have believed the message that we told you.
11
That is why we always pray for you. We ask our God to make you worthy of the life he has called you to live. May he fulfill by his power all your desire for goodness and complete your work of faith.
12
In this way the name of our Lord Jesus will receive glory from you, and you from him, by the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:24
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to bring you faultless and joyful before his glorious presence---
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1 Peter 1:5
They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.
Revelation 1:7
Look, he is coming on the clouds! Everyone will see him, including those who pierced him. All peoples on earth will mourn over him. So shall it be!