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Malachi 1:6

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

KJV

Filius honorat patrem, et servus dominum suum. Si ergo pater ego sum, ubi est honor meus ? et si Dominus ego sum, ubi est timor meus ? dicit Dominus exercituum. Ad vos, o sacerdotes, qui despicitis nomen meum, et dixistis : In quo despeximus nomen tuum ?

Vulgate

Υἱὸς δοξάζει πατέρα, καὶ δοῦλος τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ. καὶ εἰ πατήρ εἰμι ἐγώ, ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα μου; καὶ εἰ κύριός εἰμι ἐγώ, ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ φόβος μου; λέγει Κύριος Παντοκράτωρ. ὑμεῖς οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ φαυλίζοντες τὸ ὄνομά μου, καὶ εἴπατε Ἐν τίνι ἐφαυλίσαμεν τὸ ὄνομά σου;

LXX

A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

ASV

בֵּ֛ן יְכַבֵּ֥ד אָ֖ב וְ/עֶ֣בֶד אֲדֹנָ֑י/ו וְ/אִם אָ֣ב אָ֣נִי אַיֵּ֣ה כְבוֹדִ֡/י וְ/אִם אֲדוֹנִ֣ים אָנִי֩ אַיֵּ֨ה מוֹרָאִ֜/י אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת לָ/כֶם֙ הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ בּוֹזֵ֣י שְׁמִ֔/י וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם בַּ/מֶּ֥ה בָזִ֖ינוּ אֶת שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַיֵּ֖ה
'yh
pronoun · 47×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוּ
hv
verb · 43×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
י
y
noun · 328×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מוֹרָ֖א
mvr'
noun · 11×
נִכְבָּ֔ד
nkbd
verb · 115×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Summa Theologica · 3 passages
Do the Gifts differ from the virtues? The necessity of the Gifts Are the Gifts habits? Which, and how many are they? Are the Gifts connected? Do they remain in heaven? Their comparison with one another Their comparison with the virtues Article 1. Whether the Gifts differ from the virtues? Objection 1. It would seem that the gifts do not differ from the virtues. For Gregory comm…
Does religion regard only our relation to God? Is religion a virtue? Is religion one virtue? Is religion a special virtue? Is religion a theological virtue? Should religion be preferred to the other moral virtues? Does religion have any external actions? Is religion the same as holiness? Article 1. Whether religion directs man to God alone? Objection 1. It would seem that relig…
Is it fitting for God to become incarnate? Was it necessary for the restoration of the human race? If there had been no sin, would God have become incarnate? Did He become incarnate to take away original sin rather than actual? Was it fitting for God to become incarnate from the beginning of the world? Should His Incarnation have been deferred to the end of the world? Article 1…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:17 — And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
  • 1Pet 2:17 — Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
  • 1Sam 2:28 — And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerin
  • 1Sam 2:30 — Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I
  • 1Tim 6:1 — Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
  • 1Tim 6:1 — Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
  • Col 3:20 — Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
  • Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
  • Deut 5:16 — Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • Eph 6:2 — Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
  • Eph 6:2 — Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
  • Eph 6:5 — Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
  • Exod 4:22 — And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
  • Exod 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • Exod 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • Ezek 22:8 — Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
  • Ezek 22:26 — Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, a
  • Heb 12:9 — Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
  • Hos 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will
  • Hos 5:1 — Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
  • Hos 12:8 — And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
  • Isa 1:2 — Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
  • Isa 1:2 — Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
  • Isa 63:16 — Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
  • Isa 64:8 — But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
  • Jer 2:21 — Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
  • Jer 5:30 — A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
  • Jer 23:11 — For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel,
  • Jer 35:16 — Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
  • John 8:42 — Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
  • John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
  • Lev 19:3 — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
  • Lev 19:3 — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
  • Luke 6:36 — Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
  • Luke 6:46 — And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
  • Luke 6:46 — And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
  • Luke 10:16 — He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
  • Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
  • Luke 18:20 — Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.