10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it (A)and to (B)teach his statutes and rules in Israel.

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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; (A)reprove, rebuke, and (B)exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

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For (A)the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people[a] should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:7 Hebrew they

17 If you know these things, (A)blessed are you if you do them.

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Build Your House on the Rock

24 (A)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like (B)a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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but his (A)delight is in the law[a] of the Lord,
    and on his (B)law he meditates day and night.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

25 “And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, (A)appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God. (B)And those who do not know them, you shall teach.

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(A)The law of the Lord is perfect,[a]
    (B)reviving the soul;
(C)the testimony of the Lord is (D)sure,
    (E)making wise (F)the simple;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 19:7 Or blameless

10 (A)They shall teach Jacob your rules
    and Israel your law;
(B)they shall put incense before you
    and (C)whole burnt offerings on your altar.

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17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you will (A)strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

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18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.

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this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe (A)skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, (B)for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

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Teach Sound Doctrine

But as for you, teach what accords with (A)sound[a] doctrine.

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 2:1 Or healthy; also verses 2, 8

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