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Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself;
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like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them.
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In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble.
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They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them for ever.
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Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his elect, and he watches over his holy ones.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.