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Malachi 1:6
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Malachi 1:6
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The Priests' Polluted Offerings
6 (A)“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am (B)a father, where is my honor? And if I am (C)a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. (D)But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
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Malachi 1:6
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Malachi 1:6
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Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(A) and a slave his master.(B) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(C) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(D)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(E) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
Luke 6:46
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Luke 6:46
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Build Your House on the Rock
46 (A)“Why (B)do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
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Luke 6:46
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Luke 6:46
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The Wise and Foolish Builders(A)
46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’(B) and do not do what I say?(C)
Isaiah 1:2
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Isaiah 1:2
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The Wickedness of Judah
2 (A)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O (B)earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children[a] (C)have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
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- Isaiah 1:2 Or Sons; also verse 4
Isaiah 1:2
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Isaiah 1:2
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A Rebellious Nation
Exodus 20:12
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Exodus 20:12
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12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, (B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
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Exodus 20:12
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Exodus 20:12
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John 13:13-17
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John 13:13-17
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13 (A)You call me (B)Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, (C)you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, (D)that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, (E)a servant[a] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, (F)blessed are you if you do them.
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- John 13:16 Or bondservant, or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
John 13:13-17
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John 13:13-17
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13 “You call me ‘Teacher’(A) and ‘Lord,’(B) and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.(C) 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(D) 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,(E) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.(F)
1 Peter 2:17-19
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1 Peter 2:17-19
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17 (A)Honor everyone. (B)Love the brotherhood. (C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.
18 (D)Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, (E)mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
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1 Peter 2:17-19
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1 Peter 2:17-19
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17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(A) fear God, honor the emperor.(B)
18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters,(C) not only to those who are good and considerate,(D) but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(E)
1 Peter 1:17
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1 Peter 1:17
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17 And if you (A)call on him as Father who (B)judges (C)impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves (D)with fear throughout the time of your exile,
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Malachi 3:13-14
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Malachi 3:13-14
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13 (A)“Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. (B)But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, (C)‘It is vain to serve God. (D)What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?
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Malachi 3:13-14
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Malachi 3:13-14
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Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God
13 “You have spoken arrogantly(A) against me,” says the Lord.
“Yet you ask,(B) ‘What have we said against you?’
14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(C) to serve(D) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(E) and going about like mourners(F) before the Lord Almighty?
Hosea 12:8
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Hosea 12:8
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8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but (A)I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors (B)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
Hosea 12:8
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Hosea 12:8
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Isaiah 64:8
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Isaiah 64:8
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8 (A)But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
(B)we are the clay, and you are our potter;
(C)we are all the work of your hand.
Isaiah 64:8
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Isaiah 64:8
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Titus 2:9-10
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Titus 2:9-10
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9 (A)Bondservants[a] are to be submissive to their own masters (B)in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, (C)but showing all good faith, (D)so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
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- Titus 2:9 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Titus 2:9-10
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Titus 2:9-10
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9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything,(A) to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior(B) attractive.(C)
Malachi 2:14-17
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Malachi 2:14-17
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14 (A)But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord (B)was witness between you and the wife of your youth, (C)to whom (D)you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 (E)Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union?[a] And what was the one God[b] seeking?[c] (F)Godly offspring. So guard yourselves[d] in your spirit, and let none of you be (G)faithless to the wife of your youth. 16 “For (H)the man who does not love his wife but divorces her,[e] says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers[f] his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and (I)do not be faithless.”
The Messenger of the Lord
17 (J)You have wearied the Lord with your words. (K)But you say, “How have we wearied him?” (L)By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, (M)“Where is the God of justice?”
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- Malachi 2:15 Hebrew in it
- Malachi 2:15 Hebrew the one
- Malachi 2:15 Or And not one has done this who has a portion of the Spirit. And what was that one seeking?
- Malachi 2:15 Or So take care; also verse 16
- Malachi 2:16 Hebrew who hates and divorces
- Malachi 2:16 Probable meaning (compare Septuagint and Deuteronomy 24:1–4); or “The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers
Malachi 2:14-17
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Malachi 2:14-17
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14 You ask,(A) “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness(B) between you and the wife of your youth.(C) You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.(D)
15 Has not the one God made you?(E) You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[a](F) So be on your guard,(G) and do not be unfaithful(H) to the wife of your youth.
16 “The man who hates and divorces his wife,(I)” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”[b](J) says the Lord Almighty.
So be on your guard,(K) and do not be unfaithful.
Breaking Covenant Through Injustice
17 You have wearied(L) the Lord with your words.
“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(M)
By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(N) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(O)”
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- Malachi 2:15 The meaning of the Hebrew for the first part of this verse is uncertain.
- Malachi 2:16 Or “I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “because the man who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,”
Ephesians 6:2
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Ephesians 6:2
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2 (A)“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),
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Ephesians 6:2
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Ephesians 6:2
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2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
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