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Malachi 1:6-8 The Lord's Rebuke Against Insincere Worship

6 “A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty.
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’

7 “By offering defiled food on my altar.
“But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible.
8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.

Cross References for Malachi 1:6-8

Isaiah 64:8 - Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of yo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:8

Hebrews 12:9 - Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How mu... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:9

Luke 10:29 - But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Click to read the verse Luke 10:29 Click to read the verse Luke 10:29

Exodus 4:22-23 - Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son, Click to read the verse Exodus 4:22-23 Click to read the verse Exodus 4:22-23

Isaiah 63:16 - But you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us or Israel acknowledge us; you, O Lord, ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:16

Proverbs 30:17 - “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the rave... Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:17 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:17

Exodus 20:12 - “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is ... Click to read the verse Exodus 20:12 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:12

1 Timothy 6:1-2 - All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:1-2 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:1-2

Matthew 7:11 - If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more ... Click to read the verse Matthew 7:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 7:11

1 Samuel 2:30 - “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and your father’s... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:30 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:30

Malachi 2:10 - Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:10 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:10

Colossians 3:20 - Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Click to read the verse Colossians 3:20 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:20

Leviticus 19:3 - “‘Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lo... Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:3 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:3

Titus 2:9-10 - Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk b... Click to read the verse Titus 2:9-10 Click to read the verse Titus 2:9-10

Hosea 5:1 - Judgment Against Israel “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal... Click to read the verse Hosea 5:1 Click to read the verse Hosea 5:1

Malachi 3:17 - “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will ... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:17 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:17

1 Timothy 6:1 - All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:1 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:1

Matthew 6:14-15 - For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Click to read the verse Matthew 6:14-15 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:14-15

Jeremiah 31:9 - They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside strea... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:9

Numbers 11:20 - but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it—because you have re... Click to read the verse Numbers 11:20 Click to read the verse Numbers 11:20

Luke 10:16 - “He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me reje... Click to read the verse Luke 10:16 Click to read the verse Luke 10:16

Luke 18:20 - You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give fa... Click to read the verse Luke 18:20 Click to read the verse Luke 18:20

Proverbs 30:11 - “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:11

Mark 7:10 - For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses his father or moth... Click to read the verse Mark 7:10 Click to read the verse Mark 7:10

Matthew 19:19 - honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’” Click to read the verse Matthew 19:19 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:19

Mark 10:19 - You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give fa... Click to read the verse Mark 10:19 Click to read the verse Mark 10:19

Deuteronomy 5:16 - “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may liv... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:16

Matthew 6:9 - “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Click to read the verse Matthew 6:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:9

Ezekiel 22:26 - Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between t... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:26 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:26

1 Peter 1:17 - Since you call on a Father who judges each man’s work impartially, live your lives as strangers... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:17 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:17

Matthew 15:4 - For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must b... Click to read the verse Matthew 15:4 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:4

Malachi 2:1 - “And now, you priests, this warning is for you. Click to read the verse Malachi 2:1 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:1

Isaiah 1:2 - A Rebellious Nation Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared childr... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:2

Luke 11:42 - “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of ga... Click to read the verse Luke 11:42 Click to read the verse Luke 11:42

Hosea 12:8 - Ephraim boasts, “I am very rich; I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find i... Click to read the verse Hosea 12:8 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:8

Jeremiah 23:11 - “Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,” declares the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:11

Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who d... Click to read the verse Matthew 7:21 Click to read the verse Matthew 7:21

John 8:41 - You are doing the things your own father does.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protes... Click to read the verse John 8:41 Click to read the verse John 8:41

Hosea 4:6 - my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also re... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:6

Jeremiah 23:17 - They keep saying to those who despise me, ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ And to all who ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:17

1 Thessalonians 3:11 - Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 3:11 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 3:11

Matthew 23:9 - And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Click to read the verse Matthew 23:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:9

2 Kings 5:13 - Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some grea... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:13 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:13

Malachi 2:8 - But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have vio... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:8 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:8

Luke 6:36 - Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Click to read the verse Luke 6:36 Click to read the verse Luke 6:36

Matthew 25:44 - “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing c... Click to read the verse Matthew 25:44 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:44

Luke 7:40 - Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. Click to read the verse Luke 7:40 Click to read the verse Luke 7:40

Matthew 15:6 - he is not to ‘honor his father’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your ... Click to read the verse Matthew 15:6 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:6

Malachi 3:13-14 - “You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we said agai... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:13-14 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:13-14

Malachi 3:7 - Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept th... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:7 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:7

Colossians 3:22 - Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you a... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:22 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:22

John 8:42 - The Children of the Devil Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for ... Click to read the verse John 8:42 Click to read the verse John 8:42

Isaiah 45:10 - Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you b... Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:10

Jeremiah 5:30-31 - “A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:30-31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:30-31

Jeremiah 35:16 - The descendants of Jonadab son of Recab have carried out the command their forefather gave them... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 35:16

Malachi 3:7-8 - Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept th... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:7-8 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:7-8

1 Samuel 2:28-30 - I chose your father out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to b... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:28-30 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:28-30

1 Peter 2:17-19 - Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:17-19 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:17-19

John 13:13-17 - “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Click to read the verse John 13:13-17 Click to read the verse John 13:13-17

Luke 6:46 - The Wise and Foolish Builders “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Click to read the verse Luke 6:46 Click to read the verse Luke 6:46

Malachi 2:14-17 - You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. Y... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:14-17 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:14-17

Jeremiah 2:21-22 - I had planted you like a choice vine of sound and reliable stock. How then did you turn against... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:21-22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:21-22

Ephesians 6:2 - “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:2 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:2

Mark 12:17 - Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they w... Click to read the verse Mark 12:17 Click to read the verse Mark 12:17

Ephesians 6:5 - Slaves and Masters Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:5 Click to read the verse Ephesians 6:5

Luke 18:18 - The Rich Ruler A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Click to read the verse Luke 18:18 Click to read the verse Luke 18:18

Mark 14:45 - Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him. Click to read the verse Mark 14:45 Click to read the verse Mark 14:45