Mal 3:7, Jam 4:8 | ESV | STEP | From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts . But you say , How shall we return ?

Malachi 3:7

7 ^aFrom the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. ^bReturn to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. ^cBut you say, ‘How shall we return?’

James 4:8

8 ^dDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^eCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ^fpurify your hearts, ^gyou double-minded.