Malachi 2:15
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.”Malachi 2:15
What Does Malachi 2:15 Mean?
Malachi 2:15 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 2, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage, and Temptation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Malachi 2:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 1:27“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”Matthew 19:4“And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,”Malachi 2:14“Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”Mark 10:6“But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.”2 Corinthians 6:14“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”1 Corinthians 7:14“For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.”Genesis 2:20“And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.”1 Timothy 3:11“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”Ecclesiastes 9:9“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”2 Corinthians 6:18“And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”Genesis 5:2“Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.”Hosea 1:10“Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.”1 Timothy 3:4“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”Deuteronomy 17:17“Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”Job 27:3“All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;”Titus 1:6“If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”Deuteronomy 4:15“Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:”Ezra 9:2“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”Jeremiah 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?”Joel 1:8“Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
People & Places
God
Study Malachi 2:15 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist