¹⁸ Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers^(A) are and bring back some assurance^[a] from them.

³⁰ And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces^(A) of Xerxes’ kingdom—words of goodwill and assurance—

² He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece,

²² let us draw near to God^(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,^(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience^(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.^(D)