Malachi 1:6

An Oracle Against The Temple Priesthood

⁵ Your eyes will see it, and then you will say, 'May the Lord be magnified even beyond the border of Israel!'" ⁶ "A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, 'How have we made light of your name?' ⁷ You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, 'How have we offended you?' By treating the table of the Lord as if it is of no importance!

Here Am I

Lord Almighty

Lord of Hosts

Says the Lord

Jehovah

No

Luke 6:46

"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do what I tell you?

Exodus 20:12

"Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.

Isaiah 1:2

Listen, O heavens, pay attention, O earth! For the Lord speaks: "I raised children, I brought them up, but they have rebelled against me!

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother -- the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

Malachi 2:8

You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi," says the Lord who rules over all.

Exodus 4:22-23

You must say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the Lord, "Israel is my son, my firstborn,

Leviticus 19:3

Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

1 Samuel 2:28-30

I chose your ancestor from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor's house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.

Isaiah 64:8

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

Jeremiah 2:21-22

I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?

Jeremiah 5:30-31

"Something horrible and shocking is going on in the land of Judah:

Jeremiah 23:11

Moreover, the Lord says, "Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel's father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.'"

Ezekiel 22:26

Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane, or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst.

Hosea 4:6

You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.

Hosea 5:1

Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor.

Hosea 12:8

Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful."

Malachi 2:14-17

Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

Malachi 3:7-8

From the days of your ancestors you have ignored my commandments and have not kept them! Return to me, and I will return to you," says the Lord who rules over all. "But you say, 'How should we return?'

Malachi 3:13-14

"You have criticized me sharply," says the Lord, "but you ask, 'How have we criticized you?'

Matthew 6:9

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

Matthew 6:14-15

"For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 7:21

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 15:4

For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'

Matthew 15:6

he does not need to honor his father.' You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

Matthew 19:19

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."

Mark 7:10

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'

Mark 10:19

You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Luke 10:29

But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Luke 18:20

You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'"

John 13:13-17

You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and do so correctly, for that is what I am.

Ephesians 6:2

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

1 Timothy 6:1-2

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

Titus 2:9-10

Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,

1 Peter 1:17

And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.

1 Peter 2:17-19

Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.