Malachi 2:15 “Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And wh…”

Malachi 2:15

Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

World English Bible

Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

American Standard Version

And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And did not hee make one? yet had hee abundance of spirit: and wherefore one? because he sought a godly seede: therefore keepe your selues in your spirit, and let none trespasse against the wife of his youth.

Darby Translation

And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,

Young's Literal Translation

And He did not make one [only], And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what [is] the one [alone]! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.

Bible in Basic English

... So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.

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Cross references

“did”

Matthew 19:4–6 Mark 10:6–8 Genesis 1:27 Genesis 2:20–24 1 Corinthians 7:2

Matthew 19:4–6 · BSB

Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

Mark 10:6–8 · BSB

However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

Genesis 1:27 · BSB

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 2:20–24 · BSB

The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

1 Corinthians 7:2 · BSB

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

“the spirit”

Job 27:3 Genesis 2:7 Ecclesiastes 12:7 John 20:22

Job 27:3 · BSB

as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

Genesis 2:7 · BSB

Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 · BSB

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

John 20:22 · BSB

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

“That he”

1 Corinthians 7:14 Titus 1:6 Genesis 24:3–7 Genesis 28:2–4 Deuteronomy 7:4 Jeremiah 2:21

1 Corinthians 7:14 · BSB

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

Titus 1:6 · BSB

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

Genesis 24:3–7 · BSB

and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

Genesis 28:2–4 · BSB

“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Deuteronomy 7:4 · BSB

because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

Jeremiah 2:21 · BSB

I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

“godly seed”

2 Corinthians 6:18 Hosea 1:10 Genesis 6:2 Acts 3:25

2 Corinthians 6:18 · BSB

And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Hosea 1:10 · BSB

Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘s…

Genesis 6:2 · BSB

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Acts 3:25 · BSB

And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

“take”

Malachi 2:14 Proverbs 6:25 Proverbs 7:25 Matthew 15:19 Proverbs 4:23 Matthew 5:28

Malachi 2:14 · BSB

Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

Proverbs 6:25 · BSB

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

Proverbs 7:25 · BSB

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

Matthew 15:19 · BSB

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Proverbs 4:23 · BSB

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Matthew 5:28 · BSB

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

16“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

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