Ezra 5:9-11
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9 We asked the leaders, ‘Who has given you permission to do this?’ 10 And we demanded their names so that we could notify you. 11 Their answer was, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and we are rebuilding the Temple that was constructed here many centuries ago by a great king of Israel.
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Ezra 5:9-11
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9 We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(A) 10 We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
11 This is the answer they gave us:
“We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple(B) that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished.
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