Malachi 2:15 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order)Didn't God make you one body and spirit with her? What was his purpose in this? It was that you should have children who are truly God's people. So make sure that none of you breaks his promise to his wife. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769And 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionAnd did not God make [you and your wife] one [flesh]? Did not One make you and preserve your spirit alive? And why [did God make you two] one? Because He sought a godly offspring [from your union]. Therefore take heed to yourselves, and let no one deal treacherously and be faithless to the wife of his youth. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCommon English BibleDidn’t he make her the one and the remnant of his spirit? What is the one? The one seeking godly offspring. You should guard your own spirit. Don’t cheat on the wife of your youth See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionDid not One make her, and is she not the remainder of his spirit? And what does one seek, except offspring of God? So then, preserve your spirit, and do not despise the wife of your youth. See the chapter |