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Berean Standard Bible

““A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’”

Malachi 1:6

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Malachi speaks to the Jews in Judah about a century after the exile, when the temple was rebuilt but enthusiasm had cooled. The book opens with God reminding them of his love, and then turns to the priests, who were offering poor sacrifices and treating worship as a burden.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’

World English Bible (WEB)

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’

King James Version (KJV)

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

American Standard Version (ASV)

A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El hijo honra al padre, y el siervo á su señor: si pues soy yo padre, ¿qué es de mi honra? y si soy señor, ¿qué es de mi temor?, dice Jehová de los ejércitos á vosotros, oh sacerdotes, que menospreciáis mi nombre. Y decís: ¿En qué hemos menospreciado tu nombre?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»El hijo respeta a su padre y el esclavo a su amo. Yo, el Señor Todopoderoso, sin embargo les pregunto a ustedes, sacerdotes, que no le dan ninguna importancia a mi gran fama: “Si soy su Padre, ¿por qué no me respetan? Si soy su Amo, ¿por qué no me tienen temor?”. »Pero ustedes aún se atreven a preguntar: “¿Cuándo hemos tenido en nada tu gran fama?”.

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