20 Then I replied to them, (A)“The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or claim[a] in Jerusalem.”

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  1. Nehemiah 2:20 Or memorial

20 I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding,(A) but as for you, you have no share(B) in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”

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But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, (A)“You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord, the God of Israel, (B)as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”

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But Zerubbabel, Joshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”(A)

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21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for (A)your heart is not right before God.

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21 You have no part or share(A) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(B) before God.

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Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed (A)to the God of heaven.

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The king said to me, “What is it you want?”

Then I prayed to the God of heaven,

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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, (A)your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

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31 and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.

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27 Let those who delight in my righteousness
    shout for joy and be glad
    (A)and say evermore,
(B)“Great is the Lord,
    who (C)delights in the welfare of his servant!”

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27 May those who delight in my vindication(A)
    shout for joy(B) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
    who delights(C) in the well-being of his servant.”(D)

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(A)I will give in my house and within my walls
    a (B)monument and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
(C)I will give them an everlasting name
    that shall not be cut off.

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to them I will give within my temple and its walls(A)
    a memorial(B) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name(C)
    that will endure forever.(D)

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18 It is good that you should take hold of (A)this, and from (B)that (C)withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.

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18 It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God(A) will avoid all extremes.[a]

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both

18 (A)Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
    (B)build up 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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May we shout for joy over (A)your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our (B)banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

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May we shout for joy(A) over your victory
    and lift up our banners(B) in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.(C)

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And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms (A)have ascended (B)as a memorial before God.

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Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(A) before God.(B)

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14 And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as (A)a reminder to (B)Helem,[a] (C)Tobijah, (D)Jedaiah, and Hen (E)the son of Zephaniah.

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  1. Zechariah 6:14 An alternate spelling of Heldai (verse 10)

14 The crown will be given to Heldai,[a] Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen[b] son of Zephaniah as a memorial(A) in the temple of the Lord.

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  1. Zechariah 6:14 Syriac; Hebrew Helem
  2. Zechariah 6:14 Or and the gracious one, the

(A)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
    “May they be secure who love you!

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

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