Ezra 4:3
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3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel said to them, (A)“You may do nothing with us to build a [a]house for our God; but we alone will build to the Lord God of Israel, as (B)King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
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- Ezra 4:3 Temple
Nehemiah 2:20
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20 So I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, (A)but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”
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3 John 9-10
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Diotrephes and Demetrius
9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, (A)prating[a] against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church.
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- 3 John 1:10 talking nonsense
Romans 9:4-5
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4 who are Israelites, (A)to whom pertain the adoption, (B)the glory, (C)the covenants, (D)the giving of the law, (E)the service of God, and (F)the promises; 5 (G)of whom are the fathers and from (H)whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, (I)who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.
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Acts 8:21
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21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your (A)heart is not right in the sight of God.
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John 4:22-23
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Matthew 10:16
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Persecutions Are Coming(A)
16 (B)“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. (C)Therefore be wise as serpents and (D)harmless[a] as doves.
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- Matthew 10:16 innocent
Isaiah 45:4
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4 For (A)Jacob My servant’s sake,
And Israel My elect,
I have even called you by your name;
I have named you, though you have not known Me.
Isaiah 44:28-45:1
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28 Who says of (A)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, (B)“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’
Cyrus, God’s Instrument
45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To (C)Cyrus, whose (D)right hand I have [a]held—
(E)To subdue nations before him
And (F)loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
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- Isaiah 45:1 strengthened or sustained
Ezra 6:3-5
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3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a (A)decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, 4 (B)with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the (C)expenses be paid from the king’s treasury. 5 Also let (D)the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God”—
2 Chronicles 36:22 - Ezra 1:3
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The Proclamation of Cyrus(A)
22 (B)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of (C)Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of (D)Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
23 (E)Thus says Cyrus king of Persia:
All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a [a]house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up!
End of the Babylonian Captivity(F)
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord (G)by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, (H)so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia:
All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has (I)commanded me to build Him a [b]house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. 3 Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel (J)(He is God), which is in Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:23 Temple
- Ezra 1:2 Temple
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