Malachi 2:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't you know that we all have God as our Father? Didn't the one God create each of us? Then why do you cheat each other by breaking the agreement God made with your ancestors?

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:29

I pray that God will punish them for breaking their priestly vows and disgracing the Levi tribe.

Job 31:15

After all, God is the one who gave life to each of us before we were born.

Psalm 100:3

You know the LORD is God! He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep in his pasture.

Exodus 19:4

You saw what I did in Egypt, and you know how I brought you here to me, just as a mighty eagle carries its young.

Exodus 19:5

Now if you will faithfully obey me, you will be my very own people. The whole world is mine,

Exodus 24:3

Moses gave the LORD's instructions to the people, and they promised, “We will do everything the LORD has commanded!”

Exodus 24:7

Then he read aloud the LORD's commands and promises, and the people shouted, “We will obey the LORD and do everything he has commanded!”

Isaiah 43:1

Descendants of Jacob, I, the LORD, created you and formed your nation. Israel, don't be afraid. I have rescued you. I have called you by name; now you belong to me.

Isaiah 43:15

I am the LORD, your holy God, Israel's Creator and King.

Isaiah 43:7

They are my people— I created each of them to bring honour to me.”

Isaiah 44:2

I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. Israel, don't be terrified! You are my chosen servant, my very favourite.

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The LORD blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

Isaiah 63:16

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Isaiah 64:7

No one worships in your name or remains faithful. You have turned your back on us and let our sins melt us away.

Isaiah 64:8

You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who moulded us.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favourite children.

Ezekiel 33:24

Ezekiel, son of man, the people living in the ruined cities of Israel are saying, “Abraham was just one man, and the LORD gave him this whole land of Israel. There are many of us, and so this land must be ours.”

Malachi 1:6

I, the LORD All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, “How did we insult you?”

Malachi 2:11

You people in Judah and Jerusalem have been unfaithful to the LORD. You have disgraced the temple that he loves, and you have committed the disgusting sin of worshipping other gods.

Malachi 2:8

But you have turned your backs on me. Your teachings have led others to do sinful things, and you have broken the agreement I made with your ancestor Levi.

Matthew 10:21

Brothers and sisters will betray one another and have each other put to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will turn against their parents and have them killed.

Matthew 22:16

They sent some of their followers and some of Herod's followers to say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You teach the truth about what God wants people to do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are.

Matthew 3:9

And don't start telling yourselves that you belong to Abraham's family. I tell you that God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

Luke 1:73

He told our ancestor Abraham

Luke 3:8

Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying that you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

John 8:39

The people said to Jesus, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied, “If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did.

John 8:41

But you are doing exactly what your father does.” “Don't accuse us of having someone else as our father!” they said. “We just have one father, and he is God.”

John 8:53

Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was really glad to see me.”

Acts 17:24

This God made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and he doesn't live in temples built by human hands.

Acts 17:25

He doesn't need help from anyone. He gives life, breath, and everything else to all people.

Acts 17:26

From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.

Acts 7:2

Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran.

Acts 7:26

The next day Moses saw two of his own people fighting, and he tried to make them stop. He said, “Men, you are both Israelites. Why are you so cruel to each other?”

Romans 4:1

Well then, what can we say about our ancestor Abraham?

Romans 9:10

Don't forget what happened to the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah.

1 Corinthians 8:6

We have only one God, and he is the Father. He created everything, and we live for him. Jesus Christ is our only Lord. Everything was made by him, and by him life was given to us.

Ephesians 4:25

We are part of the same body. Stop lying and start telling each other the truth.

Ephesians 4:6

There is one God who is the Father of all people. Not only is God above all others, but he works by using all of us, and he lives in all of us.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

You must not cheat any of the Lord's followers in matters of sex. Remember, we warned you that he punishes everyone who does such things.

Hebrews 12:9

Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn't it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us?

Joshua 24:3

But I brought Abraham across the River Euphrates and led him through the land of Canaan. I blessed him by giving him Isaac, the first in a line of many descendants.