Ezra 1-2
Christian Standard Bible
The Decree of Cyrus
1 In(A) the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah,(B) the Lord roused the spirit(C) of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:
2 This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.(D) 3 Any of his people among you, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel,(E) the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 Let every survivor,(F) wherever he resides, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”
Return from Exile
5 So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had roused(G)—prepared to go up and rebuild the Lord’s house in Jerusalem. 6 All their neighbors supported them[a](H) with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering. 7 King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the Lord’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the house of his gods.(I) 8 King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.(J) 9 This was the inventory:
30 gold basins, 1,000 silver basins,
29 silver knives, 10 30 gold bowls,
410 various[b] silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles.
11 The gold and silver articles totaled 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought all of them when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
The Exiles Who Returned
2 These(K) now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon[c] had deported to Babylon.(L) They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. 2 They came with Zerubbabel,(M) Jeshua,(N) Nehemiah, Seraiah,(O) Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the Israelite men included[d]
| 3 Parosh’s descendants(P) | 2,172 |
| 4 Shephatiah’s descendants | 372 |
| 5 Arah’s descendants | 775 |
| 6 Pahath-moab’s descendants: | |
| Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants | 2,812 |
| 7 Elam’s descendants | 1,254 |
| 8 Zattu’s descendants | 945 |
| 9 Zaccai’s descendants | 760 |
| 10 Bani’s descendants | 642 |
| 11 Bebai’s descendants | 623 |
| 12 Azgad’s descendants | 1,222 |
| 13 Adonikam’s descendants(Q) | 666 |
| 14 Bigvai’s descendants | 2,056 |
| 15 Adin’s descendants | 454 |
| 16 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah | 98 |
| 17 Bezai’s descendants | 323 |
| 18 Jorah’s descendants | 112 |
| 19 Hashum’s descendants | 223 |
| 20 Gibbar’s descendants | 95 |
| 21 Bethlehem’s(R) people | 123 |
| 22 Netophah’s men | 56 |
| 23 Anathoth’s men | 128 |
| 24 Azmaveth’s people | 42 |
| 25 Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people | 743 |
| 26 Ramah’s(S) and Geba’s people | 621 |
| 27 Michmas’s men | 122 |
| 28 Bethel’s and Ai’s(T) men | 223 |
| 29 Nebo’s people | 52 |
| 30 Magbish’s people | 156 |
| 31 the other Elam’s people | 1,254 |
| 32 Harim’s people | 320 |
| 33 Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people | 725 |
| 34 Jericho’s(U) people | 345 |
| 35 Senaah’s people | 3,630 |
36 The priests included
| Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua | 973 |
| 37 Immer’s descendants | 1,052 |
| 38 Pashhur’s descendants | 1,247 |
| 39 and Harim’s descendants | 1,017 |
40 The Levites included
| Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants | |
| from Hodaviah’s descendants | 74 |
41 The singers included
| Asaph’s(V) descendants | 128 |
42 The gatekeepers’(W) descendants included
| Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, | |
| Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, | |
| Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all | 139 |
43 The temple servants(X) included
Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants, 44 Keros’s descendants,
Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
45 Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,
Akkub’s descendants, 46 Hagab’s descendants,
Shalmai’s[e] descendants, Hanan’s descendants,
47 Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
Reaiah’s descendants, 48 Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,
49 Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
Besai’s descendants, 50 Asnah’s descendants,
Meunim’s[f] descendants, Nephusim’s[g] descendants,
51 Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,
Harhur’s descendants, 52 Bazluth’s descendants,
Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
53 Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,
Temah’s descendants, 54 Neziah’s descendants,
and Hatipha’s descendants.
55 The descendants of Solomon’s servants(Y) included
| Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, | |
| Peruda’s descendants, 56 Jaalah’s descendants, | |
| Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, | |
| 57 Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, | |
| Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants. | |
| 58 All the temple servants | |
| and the descendants of Solomon’s servants | 392. |
59 The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families[h] and their lineage were Israelite:
| 60 Delaiah’s descendants, | |
| Tobiah’s descendants, | |
| Nekoda’s descendants | 652 |
61 and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name. 62 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. 63 The governor(Z) ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.(AA)
| 64 The whole combined assembly numbered | 42,360 |
| 65 not including their 7,337 male and female servants, | |
| and their 200 male and female singers.(AB) | |
| 66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, | |
| 67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. |
Gifts for the Work
68 After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings(AC) for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. 69 Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,[i] 6,250 pounds[j] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury(AD) for the project. 70 The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.(AE)
Footnotes
- 1:6 Lit strengthened their hands
- 1:10 Or similar
- 2:1 Nebuchadnezzar reigned 605–562 BC
- 2:2 Lit the men of the people of Israel
- 2:46 Alt Hb tradition reads Shamlai’s
- 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Meinim’s
- 2:50 Alt Hb tradition reads Nephisim’s
- 2:59 Lit that the house of their fathers
- 2:69 Or drachmas, or darics
- 2:69 Lit 5,000 minas
Acts 10:34-48
Christian Standard Bible
Good News for Gentiles
34 Peter began to speak: “Now I truly understand that God doesn’t show favoritism,(A) 35 but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 He sent the message to the Israelites, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.(B) 37 You know the events that took place throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the devil, because God was with him.(C) 39 We ourselves are witnesses of everything he did in both the Judean country and in Jerusalem, and yet they killed him by hanging him on a tree.(D) 40 God raised up this man on the third day and caused him to be seen, 41 not by all the people, but by us whom God appointed as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.(E) 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be the judge of the living and the dead.(F) 43 All the prophets testify(G) about him that through his name(H) everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.”(I)
Gentile Conversion and Baptism
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down(J) on all those who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.(K) 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[a] and declaring the greatness of God.
Then Peter responded, 47 “Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” (L) 48 He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.(M) Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
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- 10:46 Or other languages
Psalm 80:9-19
Christian Standard Bible
9 You cleared a place for it;
it took root and filled the land.(A)
10 The mountains were covered by its shade,
and the mighty cedars[a] with its branches.(B)
11 It sent out sprouts toward the Sea[b]
and shoots toward the River.[c](C)
12 Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its fruit?(D)
13 Boars from the forest tear at it
and creatures of the field feed on it.(E)
14 Return, God of Armies.(F)
Look down from heaven and see;
take care of this vine,
15 the root[d] your right hand planted,
the son[e] that you made strong for yourself.(G)
16 It was cut down and burned;
they[f] perish at the rebuke of your countenance.(H)
17 Let your hand be with the man at your right hand,
with the son of man
you have made strong for yourself.(I)
18 Then we will not turn away from you;
revive us, and we will call on your name.(J)
19 Restore us, Lord, God of Armies;(K)
make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.(L)
Proverbs 17:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,(A)
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.(B)
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of children is their fathers.
Footnotes
- 17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity
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