2 Esdras 16:73
King James VersionSource notes
“Then shall they be known, who are my chosen; and they shall be tried as the gold in the fire.”
Context
70For there shall be in every place, and in the next cities, a great insurrection upon those that fear the Lord.
71They shall be like mad men, sparing none, but still spoiling and destroying those that fear the Lord.
72For they shall waste and take away their goods, and cast them out of their houses.
73Then shall they be known, who are my chosen; and they shall be tried as the gold in the fire.
74Hear, O ye my beloved, saith the Lord: behold, the days of trouble are at hand, but I will deliver you from the same.
75Be ye not afraid neither doubt; for God is your guide,
76And the guide of them who keep my commandments and precepts, saith the Lord God: let not your sins weigh you down, and let not your iniquities lift up themselves.