Malachi 3:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ Then those who ·honored [feared] the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened and heard them. The names of those who ·respected [feared] the Lord and honored ·him [^Lhis name] were written in his presence in a ·book to be remembered [scroll of remembrance].

¹⁷ The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] says, “They ·belong to me [shall be mine]; on that day they will be my ·very own [treasured possession; special treasure]. As a ·parent [father] ·shows mercy to [spares] his ·child [son] who serves him, I will ·show mercy to [spare] my people. ¹⁸ You will again see the difference between ·good [the righteous] and ·evil people [the wicked], between those who serve God and those who don’t.