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Berean Standard Bible

“Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?”

Malachi 2:10

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In Malachi 2 God confronts the priests and the people for unfaithfulness in worship and in their personal relationships. The prophet is addressing a community that has drifted into casual disregard for its covenant with God and with one another.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?

World English Bible (WEB)

Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

King James Version (KJV)

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Have we not all one father? has not one God made us? why are we, every one of us, acting falsely to his brother, putting shame on the agreement of our fathers?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿No tenemos todos un mismo padre? ¿No nos ha criado un mismo Dios? ¿Por qué menospreciaremos cada uno á su hermano, quebrantando el pacto de nuestros padres?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Acaso no tenemos todos un mismo padre? ¿No fuimos todos creados por el mismo Dios? Sin embargo, hemos actuado deslealmente unos con otros, pues no le damos la mínima atención al convenio que hicieron nuestros antepasados con el Señor.

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