1Pet 1:7 Cross References
1 Peter 1:7
7: These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Job 23:10
- But he knows where I am going. And when he has tested me like gold in a fire, he will pronounce me innocent.
Isaiah 48:10
- I have refined you but not in the way silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
1 Peter 4:12
- Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
James 1:12
- God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:3
- For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
- So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.
Proverbs 17:3
- Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Romans 2:7
- He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
Zechariah 13:9
- I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure, just as gold and silver are refined and purified by fire. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, `These are my people,' and they will say, `The LORD is our God.'"
Romans 5:3
- We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.
- And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.
Jeremiah 9:7
- Therefore, the LORD Almighty says, "See, I will melt them in a crucible and test them like metal. What else can I do with them?
Malachi 3:3
- He will sit and judge like a refiner of silver, watching closely as the dross is burned away. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold or silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD.
1 Corinthians 3:13
- But there is going to come a time of testing at the judgment day to see what kind of work each builder has done. Everyone's work will be put through the fire to see whether or not it keeps its value.
Psalms 66:10
- You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver melted in a crucible.
- You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
- You sent troops to ride across our broken bodies. We went through fire and flood. But you brought us to a place of great abundance.
2 Thessalonians 1:7
- And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,
- in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
- They will be punished with everlasting destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power
- when he comes to receive glory and praise from his holy people. And you will be among those praising him on that day, for you believed what we testified about him.
- And so we keep on praying for you, that our God will make you worthy of the life to which he called you. And we pray that God, by his power, will fulfill all your good intentions and faithful deeds.
Jude 1:24
- And now, all glory to God, who is able to keep you from stumbling, and who will bring you into his glorious presence innocent of sin and with great joy.
Matthew 25:21
- The master was full of praise. 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!'
Luke 12:20
- "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'
- "Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."
2 Peter 1:4
- And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.
1 Samuel 2:30
- "Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The terrible things you are doing cannot continue! I had promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor only those who honor me, and I will despise those who despise me.
John 12:26
- All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.
Luke 12:33
- "Sell what you have and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven have no holes in them. Your treasure will be safe--no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.
Matthew 25:23
- The master said, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!'
1 Peter 2:4
- Come to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God's temple. He was rejected by the people, but he is precious to God who chose him.
John 5:44
- No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from God alone.
Proverbs 8:19
- My gifts are better than the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver!
Revelation 3:10
- "Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.
Proverbs 16:16
- How much better to get wisdom than gold, and understanding than silver!
Acts 8:20
- But Peter replied, "May your money perish with you for thinking God's gift can be bought!
Ecclesiastes 5:14
- or they are put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children.
Jeremiah 48:36
- My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared.
Matthew 19:28
- And Jesus replied, "I assure you that when I, the Son of Man, sit upon my glorious throne in the Kingdom, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Proverbs 3:13
- Happy is the person who finds wisdom and gains understanding.
- For the profit of wisdom is better than silver, and her wages are better than gold.
- Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
Revelation 18:16
- "How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was so beautiful--like a woman clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!
- And in one single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!" And all the shipowners and captains of the merchant ships and their crews will stand at a distance.
1 Corinthians 4:5
- So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns as to whether or not someone is faithful. When the Lord comes, he will bring our deepest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. And then God will give to everyone whatever praise is due.
1 Peter 1:5
- And God, in his mighty power, will protect you until you receive this salvation, because you are trusting him. It will be revealed on the last day for all to see.
Revelation 3:18
- I advise you to buy gold from me--gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. And also buy white garments so you will not be shamed by your nakedness. And buy ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.
Revelation 1:7
- Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him--even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the earth will weep because of him. Yes! Amen!
Romans 2:29
- No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not a cutting of the body but a change of heart produced by God's Spirit. Whoever has that kind of change seeks praise from God, not from people.
2 Peter 1:1
- This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to all of you who share the same precious faith we have, faith given to us by Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, who makes us right with God.
1 Peter 2:7
- Yes, he is very precious to you who believe. But for those who reject him, "The stone that was rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone."
2 Peter 3:10
- But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment.
- Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living!
- You should look forward to that day and hurry it along--the day when God will set the heavens on fire and the elements will melt away in the flames.
James 5:2
- Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.
- Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh in hell. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment.
Revelation 2:10
- Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil will throw some of you into prison and put you to the test. You will be persecuted for 'ten days.' Remain faithful even when facing death, and I will give you the crown of life.