Malachi 3:18

In 11 translations

BSB

So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

KJV

Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

WEB

Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn’t serve him.

ASV

Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

LSV

And you have turned back and considered, || Between the righteous and the wicked, || Between the servant of God and him who is not His servant.”

YLT

And ye have turned back and considered, Between the righteous and the wicked, Between the servant of God and him who is not His servant.

DBY

And ye shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.Elohim

DRC

And you shall return, and shall see the difference between the just and the wicked: and between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.

GNV

Then shall you returne, and discerne betweene the righteous and wicked, betweene him that serueth God, and him that serueth him not.

JPS

Then shall ye again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.

LXXE

Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, and between him that serves God, and him that serves him not.

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WLC

וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ וּרְאִיתֶ֔ם בֵּ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק לְרָשָׁ֑ע בֵּ֚ין עֹבֵ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֔ים לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐπιστραφήσεσθε, καὶ ὄψεσθε ἀναμέσον δικαίου, καὶ ἀναμέσον ἀνόμου, καὶ ἀναμέσον τοῦ δουλεύοντος Θεῷ, καὶ τοῦ μὴ δουλεύοντος.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
• Psalms 58:10–11The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the…
• Joshua 24:15But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you…
• Malachi 3:14–15You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even…
• Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
• Jeremiah 12:15But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
• John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who…
• Isaiah 3:10–11Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
• Malachi 1:4Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with…
• Romans 2:5–6But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
• Acts 16:17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
• Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
• Job 17:10But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.

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