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16 Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall and acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

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16 Instead,(A) I devoted myself to the work on this wall. All my men were assembled there for the work; we[a] did not acquire any land.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 5:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac I

So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.(A)

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Let us not become weary in doing good,(A) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(B)

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As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed,(A) nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,(B)

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You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(A)—God is our witness.(B) We were not looking for praise from people,(C) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(D) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(E)

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20 I have no one so like myself who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 All of them are seeking their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.(A)

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20 I have no one else like him,(A) who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for their own interests,(B) not those of Jesus Christ.

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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)

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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)

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33 I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.(A) 34 You know for yourselves that I worked with my own hands to support myself and my companions.(B) 35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”(C)

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33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.(A) 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.(B) 35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

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16 Be that as it may, I did not burden you. But, crafty person that I am, did I take you in by deceit? 17 Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you? 18 I urged Titus to go and sent the brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves with the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same footsteps?(A)

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16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you.(A) Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery! 17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you? 18 I urged(B) Titus(C) to go to you and I sent our brother(D) with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

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to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,

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To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(A) and immortality,(B) he will give eternal life.(C)

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15 But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.

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15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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15 Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Pay no attention to their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any one of them.”(A)

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15 Then Moses became very angry(A) and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey(B) from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”

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