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- "Manyª shall be purified,ª° and made white,ª° and tried;ª° but the wickedª shall do wickedly:ª° and none¹¹ of the wickedª shall understand;ª° but the wiseª° shall understand.ª°" {Dan 12:10} + "And thou shalt rememberª°¹ all¹ the wayª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª led²°¹ thee these¹ fortyª yearsª in the wilderness,ª to¹ humbleª° thee, [and] to proveª° thee, to knowª°¹ what¹ [was] in thine heart,ª whether thou wouldest keepª° his commandments,ª or¹ no.¹ ... And he humbledª° thee, and suffered thee to hunger,ª° and fedª° thee with¹ manna,ª which¹ thou knewestª° not,¹ neither¹ did thy fathersª know;ª° that¹ he might make thee knowª° that¹ manª doth not¹ liveª° by¹ breadª only,ª but¹ by¹ every¹ [word] that proceedeth² out¹ of the mouthª of the LORDª doth manª live.ª°" {Deu 8:2-3} + "Who fedª° thee in the wildernessª with manna,ª which¹ thy fathersª knewª° not,¹ that¹ he might humbleª° thee, and that¹ he might proveª° thee, to do thee goodª° at thy latter end;ª" {Deu 8:16} + "Howbeitª in [the business of] the ambassadorsª° of the princesª of Babylon,ª who sentª° unto¹ him to enquire²° of¹ the wonderª that¹ was¹ [done] in the land,ª Godª leftª° him, to tryª° him, that he might knowª° all¹ [that was] in his heart.ª" {2Ch 32:31} + "The fining potª [is] for silver,ª and the furnaceª for gold:ª but the LORDª triethª° the hearts.ª" {Prv 17:3} + "And I will bringª°¹ the third partª through the fire,ª and will refineª° them as¹ silverª is refined,ª° and will tryª° them as¹ goldª is tried:ª° they¹ shall callª° on my name,ª and I¹ will hearª° them: I will say,ª° It¹ [is] my people:ª and they¹ shall say,ª° The LORDª [is] my God.ª" {Zch 13:9} + "But who¹ may abideª°¹ the dayª of his coming?ª° and who¹ shall standª° when he appeareth?ª° for¹ he¹ [is] like a refiner'sª° fire,ª and like fullers'ª° soap:ª ... Then shall the offeringª of Judahª and Jerusalemª be pleasantª° unto the LORD,ª as in the daysª of old,ª and as in formerª years.ª" {Mal 3:2-4} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the dayª cometh,ª° that shall burnª° as an oven;ª and all¹ the proud,ª yea, and all¹ that doª° wickedly,ª shall be¹ stubble:ª and the dayª that comethª° shall burn them up,ª°¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª that¹ it shall leaveª° them neither¹ rootª nor branch.ª ... And ye shall tread downª° the wicked;ª for¹ they shall be¹ ashesª under¹ the solesª of your feetª in the dayª that¹ I¹ shall doª° [this], saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 4:1-3} + "Myª brethren,ª count¹ it²° allª joyª whenª ye fall²° into¹ diversª temptations;ª" {Jms 1:2} + "Whereinªª ye greatly rejoice,ª° though nowª for a season,ª ifª need²° be,ª°¹ ye are in heavinessª° throughª manifoldª temptations:ª ... Thatª the¹ trialª of yourª faith,ª being muchª more preciousª than of goldª that perisheth,ª° thoughª² it be triedª° with¹ fire,ª might be foundª° untoª praiseª andª honourª andª gloryª atª the appearingª of Jesusª Christ:ª" {1Pe 1:6-7} + "Fearª°° noneª of those things whichª thou shaltª° suffer:ª° behold,ª° the¹ devilª shallª° castª° [some] ofª youª intoª prison,ª thatª ye may be tried;ª° andª ye shall haveª° tribulationª tenª days:ª be¹ thou²° faithfulª untoª death,ª andª I will giveª° theeª a crownª of life.ª" {Rev 2:10}
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