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20 Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven is the one who will give us success, and we his servants are going to start building, but you have no share or claim or memorial in Jerusalem.”(A)

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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 families in Israel said to them, “You shall have no part with us in building a house for our God, but we alone will build for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus of Persia has commanded us.”(A)

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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 no part or share in this, for your heart is not right before God.(A)

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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 do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.(A)

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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 He said, ‘Cornelius, 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 desire my vindication
    shout for joy and be glad
    and say evermore,
“Great is the Lord,
    who delights in the welfare of his servant.”(A)

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

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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 the one without letting go of the other, for the one who fears God shall succeed with both.

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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 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
    rebuild the walls of Jerusalem;(A)

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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 your victory
    and in the name of our God set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.(A)

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

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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[a] shall be in the care of Heldai,[b] Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah[c] son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 6.14 Gk Syr: Heb crowns
  2. 6.14 Syr: Heb Helem
  3. 6.14 Syr: Heb Hen

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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Footnotes

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

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May they prosper who love you.(A)

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

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