And some of those who understand shall stumble, to refine and to purge them, and to make them white, unto the time of the end; for it is yet for the appointed time.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Come now and let us reason together, says Jehovah: Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your defilement and from all your idols.

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will refine them as silver is refined. And I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, It is My people, and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify a people for His own possession, zealous unto good works.

For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.

that the testing of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found unto praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?

And I said to him, Sir, you know. So he said to me, These are the ones coming out of great affliction, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, pure and bright, for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

And the armies in Heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and pure, followed Him on white horses.

As the proverb of the ancients says, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked. But my hand shall not be against you.

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity; to practice hypocrisy and to speak error against Jehovah, to empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to be lacking.

Also the implements of the scoundrel are evil; he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks justice.

But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt.

Who is wise and discerns these things? Who is discerning and knows them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the righteous shall walk in them; but transgressors shall stumble in them.

Just as it is written: God has given them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.

Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back always.

and with all unrighteous deception among those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not do homage to demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which are not able to see nor hear nor walk.

And they did not repent of their murders nor their sorceries nor their sexual perversions nor their thefts.

And they blasphemed the God of Heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.

And those who understand among the people will instruct many. Yet they will stumble by the sword and by flame, by captivity and spoils for many days.

And some of those who understand shall stumble, to refine and to purge them, and to make them white, unto the time of the end; for it is yet for the appointed time.

Whoever is wise will observe these things, and they shall understand the goodness of Jehovah.

The wise hears and increases learning, and the one of understanding gets wise counsel,

My son, if you will receive my words, and treasure up my commandments within you,

yes, if you cry out for discernment, lifting up your voice for understanding;

then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

And He said to them, To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things are in parables,

Then He said to them, O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken.

If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak out of Myself.

He who is of God hears God's Words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.

Pilate therefore said to Him, Are You a king then? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth hears My voice.

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he is not able to know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.