Malachi 3:18
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”Malachi 3:18
What Does Malachi 3:18 Mean?
Malachi 3:18 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 3, verse 18 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 3:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 1:5“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.”Matthew 25:32“And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:”Isaiah 3:10“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”Matthew 25:46“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”Genesis 18:25“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”Psalms 58:10“The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.”Joshua 24:15“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”Malachi 3:14“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?”Exodus 11:7“But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.”Matthew 13:30“Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”Acts 27:23“For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,”Isaiah 65:13“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:”Jeremiah 12:15“And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.”John 12:26“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.”Exodus 8:22“And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.”Psalms 37:6“And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”2 Thessalonians 1:5“Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:”Ecclesiastes 9:2“All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.”Psalms 6:10“Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.”Ecclesiastes 9:11“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
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