Mal 1:6, Joh 5:23, 15:23-24, 1Cor 16:22, 1Jo 5:1-2 | ESV | STEP | A son honors his father , and a servant his master . If then I am a father , where is my honor ? And if I am a master , where is my fear ? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests , who despise my name . But you say , How have we despised your name ?

aSee Ex. 20:12

b Ex. 4:22; Hos. 11:1

c[Luke 6:46]

d[See ver. 2 above]

e ch. 8:49

f Luke 10:16; [ch. 15:23; 1 John 2:23]

gSee ch. 5:23

h ch. 3:2; 7:31; 9:32; Matt. 9:33; [ch. 10:32, 37]

i[See ver. 22 above]

jSee ch. 14:9

kSee Rom. 9:3

m John 1:12

n ch. 2:22

o John 8:42

p ch. 2:5; 3:24; 4:13

Malachi 1:6

The Priests’ Polluted Offerings

6 ^a“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am ^ba father, where is my honor? And if I am ^ca master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. ^dBut you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’

John 5:23

23 that all may honor the Son, just as they ^ehonor the Father. ^fWhoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

John 15:23-24

23 ^gWhoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 ^hIf I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ⁱthey would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^jseen and hated both me and my Father.

1 Corinthians 16:22

22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be ^kaccursed. Our Lord, come! ^{▼▼Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)}

1 John 5:1-2

Overcoming the World

1 ^mEveryone who believes that ⁿJesus is the Christ has been born of God, and ^oeveryone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 ^pBy this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.