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12 I slipped out during the night, taking only a few others with me. I had not told anyone about the plans God had put in my heart for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except the donkey I was riding.

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12 I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on.

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17 For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled.

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17 For God has put it into their hearts(A) to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority,(B) until God’s words are fulfilled.(C)

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Ezra Praises the Lord

27 Praise the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who made the king want to beautify the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem!

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27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s heart(A) to bring honor(B) to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way

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Titus and His Companions

16 But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have.

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Titus Sent to Receive the Collection

16 Thanks be to God,(A) who put into the heart(B) of Titus(C) the same concern I have for you.

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33 “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
    after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds(A)
    and write it on their hearts.(B)
I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.(C)

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16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17a Greek from above, from the Father of lights.
  2. 1:17b Some manuscripts read He never changes, as a shifting shadow does.

16 Don’t be deceived,(A) my dear brothers and sisters.(B) 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(C) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(D) who does not change(E) like shifting shadows.

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40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me.

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40 I will make an everlasting covenant(A) with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire(B) them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.(C)

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Don’t trust anyone—
    not your best friend or even your wife!

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Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(A)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.

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13 So those who are smart keep their mouths shut,
    for it is an evil time.

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13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(A) in such times,
    for the times are evil.(B)

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A time to tear and a time to mend.
    A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

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    a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent(A) and a time to speak,

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Pray for peace in Jerusalem.
    May all who love this city prosper.

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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.

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18 Look with favor on Zion and help her;
    rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

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18 May it please you to prosper Zion,(A)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.(B)

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32 Come by night with an army and hide out in the fields.

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32 Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait(A) in the fields.

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