Malachi 3:5

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Then Abraham said, “{I was afraid.} I thought no one in this place respected God. I thought someone would kill me to get Sarah.

Genesis 42:18

After three days, Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man! Do this, and I will let you live.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors that ruled before me made life hard for the people. Those governors forced every person to pay 1 pound {\cf2\super [17]} of silver. They also made those people give them food and wine. The leaders under those governors also ruled over the people \{and made life even harder\}. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.

Job 31:12

Sexual sin is like a fire that burns\par until it destroys everything!\par It could ruin everything I have ever done.\par

Job 7:2

Man is like a slave who wants the\par cool shade after hard work on a hot day.\par Man is like a hired worker\par waiting for payday.\par

Psalm 36:1

A bad person does a very bad thing\par when he says to himself,\par “I will not fear and respect God.”\par

Psalm 81:8

“My people, listen to me,\par and I will give you my Agreement {\cf2\super [470]} \par Israel, please listen to me!\par

Psalm 96:13

Be happy because the Lord is coming.\par The Lord is coming to rule {\cf2\super [529]} the world.\par He will rule the world with justice\par and fairness.\par

Psalm 98:9

Rivers, clap your hands!\par All together now, mountains sing out!\par

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses trusted [3] God. So they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the boy babies live.

Exodus 18:21

But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders.

Exodus 20:7

“You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. If a person uses the Lord’s name in a wrong way, then that person is guilty. And the Lord will not make him innocent.

Exodus 22:20

“If any person makes a sacrifice [143] to a false god, then that person should be destroyed. The Lord God is the only one you should make sacrifices to.

Proverbs 16:6

True love and loyalty will make you pure. {\cf2\super [21]} Respect the Lord, and you will stay far away from evil.

Proverbs 8:13

If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par

Isaiah 57:3

“Come here you children of witches.\par Your father is guilty of sexual sins,\par and your mother sells her body for sex.\par Come here!\par

Jeremiah 23:10

The land of Judah is full of people that do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [183]} \par They are unfaithful in many ways.\par The Lord cursed the land,\par and it became very dry.\par The plants are dried and dying in the pastures.\par The fields have become like the desert.\par The prophets are evil.\par Those prophets use their influence\par and power in the wrong way.\par

Jeremiah 27:10

But those people are telling you lies. They will only cause you to be taken far from your homeland. I will force you to leave your homes. And you will die in another land.

Jeremiah 27:9

So don’t listen to your prophets. Don’t listen to the people that use magic to tell what will happen in the future. Don’t listen to people that say they can interpret dreams. Don’t listen to people that talk to the dead or to people that practice magic. All those people tell you, “You will not be slaves to the king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 29:23

Those two prophets did very bad things among the people of Israel. They did the sin of adultery {\cf2\super [227]} with their neighbors’ wives. They also spoke lies and said those lies were a message from me, the Lord. I did not tell them to do those things. I know what they have done. I am a witness.” This message is from the Lord.

Jeremiah 42:5

Then those people said to Jeremiah, “If we don’t do everything the Lord your God tells us, then we hope the Lord will be a true and faithful witness against us. We know the Lord your God will send you to tell us what to do.

Jeremiah 5:2

The people make promises and say, ‘As the Lord lives.’ But they don’t really mean it.”

Jeremiah 5:29

Should I punish the people of Judah\par for doing these things?”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “You know that I should punish a nation\par such as this.\par I should give them the punishment\par that they deserve.”\par

Leviticus 19:13

“You must not do bad things to your neighbor. You must not rob {him}. You must not hold a hired worker’s salary all night until morning. [338]

Leviticus 20:10

“If a man has sexual relations with his neighbor’s wife, then both the man and the woman are guilty of adultery. So both the man and the woman must be put to death!

Leviticus 20:27

“A man or a woman who is a medium [368] or a wizard, [369] must be put to death. The people must kill them with stones. They must be killed. [370] ”

Leviticus 20:6

“I will be against any person who goes to mediums [348] and wizards [349] for advice. That person is being unfaithful to me. So I will separate that person from his people.

Micah 1:2

Listen, all of you people!\par Earth and everyone on it, {\cf2\super [1]} listen!\par My Master, the Lord will come\par from his holy temple. {\cf2\super [2]} \par My Master will come as a witness {\cf2\super [3]} \par against you.\par

Habakkuk 1:12

\{Then Habakkuk said,\}

Zechariah 11:12

Then I said, “If you want to pay me, then pay me. If not, then don’t!” So they paid me 30 pieces of silver.

Malachi 1:6

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.”

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why are our gifts not accepted by the Lord?” Why? Because the Lord saw the bad things you did—he is a witness {\cf2\super [14]} against you. He saw you cheat on your wife. You have been married to that woman since you were young. She was your girlfriend. Then you made your vows {\cf2\super [15]} to each other—and she became your wife. \{But you cheated on her\}.

Luke 23:40

But the other criminal stopped him. He said, “You should fear God! All of us will die soon!

Romans 3:8

It would be the same to say, “We should do evil so that good will come.” Many people criticize us and say that we teach those things. People that say those things are wrong, and they should be condemned.

Deuteronomy 15:13

But when you let your slave go free, don’t send him away with nothing.

Deuteronomy 18:10

Don’t sacrifice your sons or daughters in the fires on your altars. [117] Don’t try to learn what will happen in the future by talking to a fortune teller or by going to a magician, a witch or a sorcerer.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You must make sure that foreigners and orphans [151] are treated fairly. And you must never take clothes from a widow [152] as security. [153]

Deuteronomy 27:19

“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that does not give fair judgment for the foreigners, orphans, [177] and widows [178] !’

Deuteronomy 5:11

“You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. If a person uses the Lord’s name in a wrong way, then that person is guilty. And the Lord will not make him innocent.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

None of you should do wrong to your brother \{in Christ\} or cheat him in this way. The Lord will punish people that do those things. We have already told you and warned you about that.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by all people. And every marriage should be kept pure between only two people. God will judge guilty those people who do sexual sins and adultery. {\cf2\super [172]}

James 5:12

My brothers and sisters, it is very important that you not use an oath when you make a promise. Don’t use the name of heaven, earth, or anything else to prove what you say. When you mean yes, say only “yes.” When you mean no, say only “no.” Do this so that you will not be judged guilty.

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. Those people are crying out against you. Those people harvested your crops. Now the Lord (God) of heaven’s armies {\cf2\super [24]} has heard the things they are shouting.

Revelation 21:8

But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.