But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebui
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of th
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt a
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of th
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.