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         <div class="label">65</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 65</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 65:1-13 is numbered 65:2-14.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.65.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Praise awaits</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">65:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">befits</span><span class="ft">; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span></span></span><span class="content"> you, our God, in Zion;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.65.1"><span class="content">to you our vows will be fulfilled.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.65.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.65.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">You who answer prayer,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.65.2"><span class="content">to you all people will come.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.65.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.65.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">When we were overwhelmed by sins,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.65.3"><span class="content">you forgave</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">65:3 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">made atonement for</span></span></span><span class="content"> our transgressions.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.65.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.65.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Blessed are those you choose</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.65.4"><span class="content">and bring near to live in your courts!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.65.4"><span class="content">We are filled with the good things of your house,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.65.4"><span class="content">of your holy temple.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.65.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.65.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.65.5"><span class="content">God our Savior,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.65.5"><span class="content">the hope of all the ends of the earth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.65.5"><span class="content">and of the farthest seas,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.65.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.65.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">who formed the mountains by your power,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.65.6"><span class="content">having armed yourself with strength,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.65.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.65.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">who stilled the roaring of the seas,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.65.7"><span class="content">the roaring of their waves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.65.7"><span class="content">and the turmoil of the nations.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.65.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.65.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.65.8"><span class="content">where morning dawns, where evening fades,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.65.8"><span class="content">you call forth songs of joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.65.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.65.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">You care for the land and water it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.65.9"><span class="content">you enrich it abundantly.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.65.9"><span class="content">The streams of God are filled with water</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.65.9"><span class="content">to provide the people with grain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.65.9"><span class="content">for so you have ordained it.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">65:9 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">for that is how you prepare the land</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.65.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.65.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">You drench its furrows and level its ridges;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.65.10"><span class="content">you soften it with showers and bless its crops.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.65.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.65.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">You crown the year with your bounty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.65.11"><span class="content">and your carts overflow with abundance.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.65.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.65.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.65.12"><span class="content">the hills are clothed with gladness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.65.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.65.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">The meadows are covered with flocks</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.65.13"><span class="content">and the valleys are mantled with grain;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.65.13"><span class="content">they shout for joy and sing.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">29</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.29.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.29.1"><span class="content">will suddenly be destroyed&#8212;without remedy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.29.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.29.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.29.2"><span class="content">when the wicked rule, the people groan.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.29.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.29.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.29.3"><span class="content">but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.29.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.29.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">By justice a king gives a country stability,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.29.4"><span class="content">but those who are greedy for</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">29:4 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">who give</span></span></span><span class="content"> bribes tear it down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.29.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.29.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Those who flatter their neighbors</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.29.5"><span class="content">are spreading nets for their feet.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.29.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.29.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Evildoers are snared by their own sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.29.6"><span class="content">but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.29.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.29.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The righteous care about justice for the poor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.29.7"><span class="content">but the wicked have no such concern.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.29.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.29.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Mockers stir up a city,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.29.8"><span class="content">but the wise turn away anger.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.29.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.29.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">If a wise person goes to court with a fool,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.29.9"><span class="content">the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.29.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.29.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.29.10"><span class="content">and seek to kill the upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.29.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.29.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Fools give full vent to their rage,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.29.11"><span class="content">but the wise bring calm in the end.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.29.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.29.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">If a ruler listens to lies,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.29.12"><span class="content">all his officials become wicked.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.29.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.29.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">The poor and the oppressor have this in common:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.29.13"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> gives sight to the eyes of both.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.29.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.29.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">If a king judges the poor with fairness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.29.14"><span class="content">his throne will be established forever.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.29.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.29.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.29.15"><span class="content">but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.29.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.29.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">When the wicked thrive, so does sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.29.16"><span class="content">but the righteous will see their downfall.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.29.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.29.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.29.17"><span class="content">they will bring you the delights you desire.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.29.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.29.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.29.18"><span class="content">but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom&#8217;s instruction.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.29.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.29.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.29.19"><span class="content">though they understand, they will not respond.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.29.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.29.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Do you see someone who speaks in haste?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.29.20"><span class="content">There is more hope for a fool than for them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.29.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.29.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">A servant pampered from youth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.29.21"><span class="content">will turn out to be insolent.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.29.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.29.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">An angry person stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.29.22"><span class="content">and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.29.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.29.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Pride brings a person low,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.29.23"><span class="content">but the lowly in spirit gain honor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.29.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.29.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.29.24"><span class="content">they are put under oath and dare not testify.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.29.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.29.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Fear of man will prove to be a snare,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.29.25"><span class="content">but whoever trusts in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is kept safe.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.29.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.29.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Many seek an audience with a ruler,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.29.26"><span class="content">but it is from the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> that one gets justice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.29.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.29.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The righteous detest the dishonest;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.29.27"><span class="content">the wicked detest the upright.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">9</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MRK.9.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">And he said to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Transfiguration</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MRK.9.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MRK.9.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MRK.9.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MRK.9.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MRK.9.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MRK.9.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Peter said to Jesus, &#8220;Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters&#8212;one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MRK.9.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">(He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MRK.9.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MRK.9.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: &#8220;This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MRK.9.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MRK.9.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MRK.9.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MRK.9.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MRK.9.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what &#8220;rising from the dead&#8221; meant.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MRK.9.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MRK.9.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">And they asked him, &#8220;Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MRK.9.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MRK.9.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Jesus replied, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MRK.9.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MRK.9.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MRK.9.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MRK.9.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MRK.9.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MRK.9.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;What are you arguing with them about?&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> he asked.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MRK.9.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MRK.9.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">A man in the crowd answered, &#8220;Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="MRK.9.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="MRK.9.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="MRK.9.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;You unbelieving generation,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> Jesus replied, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="MRK.9.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MRK.9.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MRK.9.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="MRK.9.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Jesus asked the boy&#8217;s father, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;How long has he been like this?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="MRK.9.21"><span class="content">&#8220;From childhood,&#8221; he answered. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="MRK.9.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">&#8220;It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="MRK.9.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="MRK.9.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;If you can&#8217;?&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> said Jesus. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Everything is possible for one who believes.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="MRK.9.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="MRK.9.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Immediately the boy&#8217;s father exclaimed, &#8220;I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="MRK.9.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="MRK.9.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;You deaf and mute spirit,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> he said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="MRK.9.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="MRK.9.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, &#8220;He&#8217;s dead.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="MRK.9.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="MRK.9.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="MRK.9.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, &#8220;Why couldn&#8217;t we drive it out?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="MRK.9.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="MRK.9.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">He replied, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;This kind can come out only by prayer.</span></span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">9:29 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">prayer and fasting</span></span></span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="MRK.9.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="MRK.9.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="MRK.9.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="MRK.9.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="MRK.9.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="MRK.9.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;What were you arguing about on the road?&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="MRK.9.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="MRK.9.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="MRK.9.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="MRK.9.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="MRK.9.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="MRK.9.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="MRK.9.37"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="MRK.9.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">&#8220;Teacher,&#8221; said John, &#8220;we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="MRK.9.38"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="MRK.9.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Do not stop him,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> Jesus said. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="MRK.9.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">for whoever is not against us is for us.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="MRK.9.41"><span class="label">41</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Causing to Stumble</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v41" data-usfm="MRK.9.41"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v42" data-usfm="MRK.9.42"><span class="label">42</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;If anyone causes one of these little ones&#8212;those who believe in me&#8212;to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v43" data-usfm="MRK.9.43"><span class="label">43</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v44" data-usfm="MRK.9.44"><span class="label">[44]</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">9:44 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.</span></span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v45" data-usfm="MRK.9.45"><span class="label">45</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v46" data-usfm="MRK.9.46"><span class="label">[46]</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">9:46 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.</span></span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v47" data-usfm="MRK.9.47"><span class="label">47</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v48" data-usfm="MRK.9.48"><span class="label">48</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">where</span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v48" data-usfm="MRK.9.48"><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;the worms that eat them do not die,</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v48" data-usfm="MRK.9.48"><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">and the fire is not quenched.&#8217;</span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">  </span><span class="fr">9:48 </span><span class="ft">  </span><span class="ft">  
          Isaiah 66:24
          </span><span class="ft">  </span></span></span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v48" data-usfm="MRK.9.48"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v49" data-usfm="MRK.9.49"><span class="label">49</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">Everyone will be salted with fire.</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v49" data-usfm="MRK.9.49"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v50" data-usfm="MRK.9.50"><span class="label">50</span><span class="content">  </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.&#8221;</span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">6</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2CO.6.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">As God&#8217;s co-workers we urge you not to receive God&#8217;s grace in vain. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CO.6.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">For he says,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CO.6.2"><span class="content">&#8220;In the time of my favor I heard you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CO.6.2"><span class="content">and in the day of salvation I helped you.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:2 </span><span class="ft">Isaiah 49:8</span></span></span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CO.6.2"><span class="content">I tell you, now is the time of God&#8217;s favor, now is the day of salvation.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Paul&#8217;s Hardships</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CO.6.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2CO.6.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">We put no stumbling block in anyone&#8217;s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2CO.6.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2CO.6.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2CO.6.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2CO.6.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2CO.6.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2CO.6.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2CO.6.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2CO.6.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2CO.6.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2CO.6.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2CO.6.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">As a fair exchange&#8212;I speak as to my children&#8212;open wide your hearts also.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Warning Against Idolatry</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2CO.6.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2CO.6.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2CO.6.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">What harmony is there between Christ and Belial</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:15 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="fqa">Beliar</span><span class="ft">, a variant of </span><span class="fq">Belial</span></span></span><span class="content">? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CO.6.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CO.6.16"><span class="content">&#8220;I will live with them</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CO.6.16"><span class="content">and walk among them,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CO.6.16"><span class="content">and I will be their God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CO.6.16"><span class="content">and they will be my people.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:16 </span><span class="ft">Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27</span></span></span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CO.6.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Therefore,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="content">&#8220;Come out from them</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="content">and be separate,</span></span></div><div class="q4"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="content">says the Lord.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="content">Touch no unclean thing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="content">and I will receive you.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:17 </span><span class="ft">Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41</span></span></span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CO.6.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2CO.6.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">And,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2CO.6.18"><span class="content">&#8220;I will be a Father to you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2CO.6.18"><span class="content">and you will be my sons and daughters,</span></span></div><div class="q4"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2CO.6.18"><span class="content">says the Lord Almighty.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:18 </span><span class="ft">2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">3</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Builders of the Wall</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NEH.3.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NEH.3.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NEH.3.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NEH.3.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NEH.3.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NEH.3.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:5 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">their Lord </span><span class="ft">or </span><span class="fqa">the governor</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NEH.3.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NEH.3.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The Jeshanah</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:6 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">Old</span></span></span><span class="content"> Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NEH.3.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah&#8212;Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth&#8212;places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NEH.3.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NEH.3.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NEH.3.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NEH.3.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NEH.3.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NEH.3.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NEH.3.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:13 </span><span class="ft">That is, about 1,500 feet or about 450 meters</span></span></span><span class="content"> of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NEH.3.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NEH.3.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NEH.3.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NEH.3.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:15 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Shelah, </span><span class="ft">a variant of </span><span class="fqa">Shiloah, </span><span class="ft">that is, Siloam</span></span></span><span class="content"> by the King&#8217;s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NEH.3.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:16 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint, some Vulgate manuscripts and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">tomb</span></span></span><span class="content"> of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NEH.3.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NEH.3.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NEH.3.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:18 </span><span class="ft">Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 24); most Hebrew manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">Bavvai</span></span></span><span class="content"> son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NEH.3.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="NEH.3.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest. </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="NEH.3.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib&#8217;s house to the end of it.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="NEH.3.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="NEH.3.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="NEH.3.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="NEH.3.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah&#8217;s house to the angle and the corner, </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="NEH.3.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="NEH.3.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower. </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="NEH.3.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="NEH.3.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="NEH.3.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="NEH.3.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="NEH.3.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="NEH.3.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner; </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="NEH.3.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">4</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Opposition to the Rebuilding</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">  </span><span class="ft">In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:33-38, and 4:7-23 is numbered 4:1-17.</span><span class="ft">  </span></span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NEH.4.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NEH.4.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, &#8220;What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble&#8212;burned as they are?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NEH.4.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NEH.4.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, &#8220;What they are building&#8212;even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NEH.4.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NEH.4.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NEH.4.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">4:5 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">have aroused your anger before</span></span></span><span class="content"> the builders.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NEH.4.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NEH.4.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NEH.4.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NEH.4.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem&#8217;s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NEH.4.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NEH.4.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NEH.4.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NEH.4.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, &#8220;The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NEH.4.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NEH.4.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Also our enemies said, &#8220;Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NEH.4.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NEH.4.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, &#8220;Wherever you turn, they will attack us.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NEH.4.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NEH.4.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NEH.4.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NEH.4.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NEH.4.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NEH.4.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NEH.4.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NEH.4.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NEH.4.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NEH.4.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NEH.4.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, &#8220;The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="NEH.4.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="NEH.4.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="NEH.4.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="NEH.4.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">At that time I also said to the people, &#8220;Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="NEH.4.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">4:23 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">17</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Babylon, the Prostitute on the Beast</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="REV.17.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, &#8220;Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="REV.17.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="REV.17.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="REV.17.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="REV.17.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.17.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The name written on her forehead was a mystery:</span></span></div><div class="pc"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.17.5"><span class="content">babylon the great</span></span></div><div class="pc"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.17.5"><span class="content">the mother of prostitutes</span></span></div><div class="pc"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.17.5"><span class="content">and of the abominations of the earth.</span></span></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.17.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.17.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God&#8217;s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.17.6"><span class="content">When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="REV.17.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then the angel said to me: &#8220;Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.17.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.17.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.17.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">&#8220;This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.17.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.17.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.17.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="REV.17.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">&#8220;The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="REV.17.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="REV.17.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings&#8212;and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="REV.17.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="REV.17.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Then the angel said to me, &#8220;The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="REV.17.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="REV.17.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority, until God&#8217;s words are fulfilled. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="REV.17.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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