Malachi 3:14
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?”Malachi 3:14
What Does Malachi 3:14 Mean?
Malachi 3:14 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 3, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Malachi 3:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 8:36“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”Isaiah 58:3“Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.”Malachi 3:18“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”Psalms 58:11“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”Psalms 73:8“They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.”Job 35:3“For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?”Zephaniah 1:12“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.”Job 2:9“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”Isaiah 43:22“But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.”Zechariah 7:3“And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”Matthew 6:16“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”James 1:26“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”Genesis 25:32“And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?”Job 34:9“For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.”Joel 2:12“Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:”Job 22:17“Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?”Psalms 73:13“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”Matthew 25:24“Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:”Mark 7:7“Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”Luke 15:29“And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:”
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