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Malachi 3:3

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

Malachi 3:3 BSB

Malachi 3:3 has 41 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 16 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 1:25 (18 votes) and Proverbs 17:3 (15 votes). 48 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Deuteronomy 8 to Revelation 5.

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Which verses does Malachi 3:3 point to?

The 20 strongest of 41, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 1:2518 votes

    I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

  2. A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

  3. This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

  4. Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

  5. Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

  6. to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

  7. For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

  8. Titus 2:146 votes

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

  9. Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

  10. Luke 3:164 votes

    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

  11. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

  12. “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. …

Which verses point to Malachi 3:3?

The 10 strongest of 48.