Malachi 1:6

Easy To Read Version

The Lord All-Powerful said, “Children honor their father. Servants honor their masters. I am your Father, so why don’t you honor me? I am your Master, so why don’t you respect me? You priests don’t respect my name.”

Cross References

Psalm 123:2

Slaves depend on their masters\par for the things they need.\par

Exodus 20:12

“You must honor (respect) your father and your mother. Do this so you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren make old people happy. And children are proud of their parents.

Proverbs 30:11

Some people speak against their fathers. And they don’t show respect for their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

Any person who makes fun of his father or refuses to obey his mother will be punished. It will be as bad for him as if his eyes were eaten by vultures and wild birds.

Isaiah 1:2

Heaven and Earth, listen to the Lord! The Lord says,

Isaiah 43:23

You have not brought your sheep as sacrifices {\cf2\super [388]} to me. You have not honored me. You have not given sacrifices to me. I did not force you to give sacrifices to me. I did not force you to burn incense {\cf2\super [389]} until you became tired.

Isaiah 45:10

A father gives life to his children. And the children can’t ask, ‘Why are you giving me life?’ The children can’t question their mother and ask, ‘Why are you giving birth to me?’”

Isaiah 64:7

We don’t worship you.\par We don’t trust in your name.\par We aren’t excited about following you.\par So you have turned away from us.\par We are helpless before you,\par because we are full of sin.\par

Isaiah 64:8

But Lord, you are our father.\par We are like clay.\par And you are the potter. {\cf2\super [464]} \par Your hands made us all.\par

Jeremiah 23:11

“The prophets and even the priests are evil.\par I have seen them doing evil things\par in my own temple.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par

Jeremiah 3:4

But now you are calling me, ‘Father.’\par You said,\par ‘You have been my friend\par since I was a child.’\par

Jeremiah 31:9

Those people will come back crying.\par But I will lead them and comfort them.\par I will lead those people by streams of water.\par I will lead them on an easy road,\par so that they will not stumble.\par I will lead them in that way\par because I am Israel’s father.\par And Ephraim {\cf2\super [250]} is my firstborn son.\par

Jeremiah 35:16

The descendants of Jonadab obeyed the commands that their ancestor gave them. But the people of Judah have not obeyed me.”

Ezekiel 22:26

“The priests have really hurt my teachings. They don’t treat my holy things right—they don’t show they are important. They treat holy things just like things that are not holy. They treat clean {\cf2\super [177]} things just like things that are unclean. They don’t teach the people about these things. They refuse to respect my special days of rest. They treat me like I am not important.

Hosea 12:8

Ephraim {\cf2\super [135]} said, ‘I am rich! I have found true riches! No person will learn about my crimes. No person will learn about my sins.’

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You have refused to learn. So I will refuse to let you be a priest for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Hosea 5:1

“Priests, nation of Israel, and people in the king’s family, listen to me. You have been judged guilty!

Leviticus 19:3

“Each person among you must honor his mother and father and keep my special days of rest. [334] I am the Lord your God!

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets {\cf2\super [20]} are always making their secret plans to get more and more. Her priests have treated holy things like they are not holy. They have done bad things to God’s teachings.

Malachi 2:1

“Priests, this rule is for you! Listen to me! Pay attention to the things I say! Show honor to my name!

Malachi 2:10

We all have the same father (God). The same God made every one of us! So why do people cheat their brothers? Those people show that they don’t respect the Agreement. They don’t respect the Agreement that our ancestors made with God.

Malachi 2:8

\{The Lord said,\} “But you priests stopped following me! You used the teachings to make people do wrong. You ruined the Agreement with Levi!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things!

Malachi 3:5

Then I will come to you—and I will do the right thing. I will be like a person that is ready to tell the judge about the bad things people did. Some people do evil magic. Some people do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [19]} Some people make false promises. Some people cheat their workers—they don’t pay them the money they promised. People don’t help widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [20]} People don’t help strangers. People don’t respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Matthew 15:4

God said, ‘You must honor (respect) your father and mother.’ {\cf2\super [203]} And God also said, ‘Any person that says bad things to his father or mother must be killed.’ {\cf2\super [204]}

Matthew 15:6

You teach that person to not honor his father. So you teach that it is not important to do what God said. You think that it is more important to follow those rules you have.

Matthew 19:19

you must honor (respect) your father and mother,’ {\cf2\super [268]} and ‘you must love other people the same as you love yourself.’ {\cf2\super [269]} ”

Matthew 6:9

So when you pray, you should pray like this:

Matthew 7:21

“Not every person that says that I am his Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven. The only people that will enter the kingdom of heaven are those people that do the things that my Father in heaven wants.

Mark 10:19

\{But I will answer your question.\} You know the commands: ‘You must not murder anyone, you must not do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [127]} you must not steal, you must not lie, you must not cheat, you must honor (respect) your father and mother….’ {\cf2\super [128]} ”

Mark 7:10

Moses said, ‘You must honor (respect) your father and mother.’ {\cf2\super [84]} Then Moses also said, ‘Any person that says bad things to his father or mother must be killed.’ {\cf2\super [85]}

Luke 10:29

But the man wanted to show that the way he was living was right. So he said to Jesus, “But who are these other people I must love?”

Luke 18:20

\{But I will answer your question.\} You know \{God’s\} commands: ‘You must not do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [290]} you must not murder anyone, you must not steal anything, you must not tell lies about other people, you must honor (respect) your father and mother….’ {\cf2\super [291]} ”

Luke 6:36

Give love and mercy the same as your Father gives love and mercy.

Luke 6:46

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but you are not doing what I say?

Ephesians 6:2

The command says, “You must honor (respect) your father and mother.” {\cf2\super [44]} That is the first command that has a promise with it.

Deuteronomy 1:31

and in the desert. You saw how the Lord your God carried you, like a man carries his son. The Lord brought you safely all the way to this place.’

Deuteronomy 32:6

Is that the way you should pay back the Lord {for all that he did for you? No!} You are stupid, foolish people. The Lord is your Father. He made you. He is your Creator. He supports you.

Deuteronomy 5:16

“You must honor (respect) your father and your mother. The Lord your God has commanded you to do this. If you follow this command, then you will live a long time, and everything will go well for you in the land that the Lord your God gives you.

1 Peter 1:17

You pray to God and call him Father. God judges each man’s work equally. So while you are visiting \{here on earth\}, you should live with fear (respect) for God.