Malachi 3:16-18

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The Reward of the Faithful

¹⁶ Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name.^{(A) 17} They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as parents spare their children who serve them.^{(B) 18} Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.^(C)