4
For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality.
5
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.
7
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 forever.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, 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.