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Malachi 3:8

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6 “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

7 Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

9 You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.

10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

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BSB
Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
KJV
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
WEB
Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.
ASV
Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
DARBY
Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? [In] tithes and heave-offerings.
BLB
Will a man rob God? Yet you⁺ have robbed Me. And you⁺ say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In the tithe and the contribution.
ÅB
Skal et menneske rane fra Gud, siden dere raner fra meg? Og dere sier: Hva har vi rant fra deg? Tienden og de hellige gaver.
OTB
"Kan et menneske rane fra Gud? Likevel har dere ranet fra meg. Men dere sier: 'Hvordan har vi ranet fra deg?' I tiender og offergaver.
B1930
Skal et menneske rane fra Gud, siden I raner fra mig? Og I sier: Hvad har vi rant fra dig? Tienden og de hellige gaver.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 3:9–10

    Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

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  • Matthew 22:21

    “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

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  • Mark 12:17

    Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

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  • Psalms 29:2

    Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.

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  • Malachi 1:13

    You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

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  • Luke 20:25

    So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

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  • Numbers 18:21–32

    Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

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  • Romans 2:22

    You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

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