Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, How have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings.
New American Standard Bible
“Will a man
King James Version
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Holman Bible
“Will a man rob
You ask: “How do we rob You?”
“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.
International Standard Version
"Will a person rob God? Yet you are robbing me! But you ask, "How are we robbing you?' "By the tithe and the offering.
A Conservative Version
Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob me. But ye say, How have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
American Standard Version
Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Amplified
“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings [you have withheld].
Bible in Basic English
Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.
Darby Translation
Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? In tithes and heave-offerings.
Julia Smith Translation
Will man defraud God? For ye defraud me. And ye said, In what did we defraud thee? The tenths and the offerings.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Will a human [dare to] rob God? Yet you [are] robbing me! And you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In the tithes and the contributions!
Modern King James verseion
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me. But you say, In what have we robbed You? In the tithe and the offering!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Should a man use falsity and deceit with God, as ye use falsity and deceit with me? Yet ye say, 'Wherein use we deceit with thee?' In tithes and heave offerings.
NET Bible
Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, 'How are we robbing you?' In tithes and contributions!
New Heart English Bible
Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.
The Emphasized Bible
Will, a son of earth, defraud, God? Nevertheless, ye, have been defrauding me, and yet ye say, Wherein have we defrauded thee? In the tithe and the offering.
Webster
Will a man rob God? yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, In what have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
World English Bible
Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.
Youngs Literal Translation
Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!
Themes
Backsliding » Select reading mal 37-18 gal 4
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Malachi » Reproves God's people for their impiety
Offerings » Withheld see offerings; withheld » Withheld
Offerings » The jews often » Defrauded God of
Parsimony » General references to
Parsimony » In withholding offerings
Parsimony (stinginess) » Of the jews » Toward God
Presumption » Instances of » In reviling God
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 3:8
Images Malachi 3:8
Prayers for Malachi 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Overflowing Blessing
7 Even from the days of your fathers you have gone away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, says the LORD of hosts. But you say, How shall we return? 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, How have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse: for you have robbed me, even this whole nation.
Cross References
Leviticus 5:15-16
If a soul commits a trespass, and sins through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with your valuation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
Leviticus 27:2-34
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a special vow of persons to the LORD at your valuation,
Numbers 18:21-32
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of meeting.
Joshua 7:11
Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and deceived also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
Nehemiah 13:4-14
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
Psalm 29:2
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase:
Malachi 1:8
And if you offer the blind for a sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto your governor; will he be pleased with you, or accept your person? says the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 1:13
You said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and you have sneered at it, says the LORD of hosts; and you brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? says the LORD.
Matthew 22:21
They said unto him, Caesar's. Then said he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Mark 12:17
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him.
Luke 20:25
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.
Romans 2:22
You that say a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? you that abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege?
Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.