Exodus 37:4
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
BSB
ASV
And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
KJV
And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
leads to
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Through
Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
leads to
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.