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20 I replied, “The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall. But you have no share, legal right, or historic claim in Jerusalem.”

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But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, “You may have no part in this work. We alone will build the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded us.”

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21 You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God.

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The king asked, “Well, how can I help you?”

With a prayer to the God of heaven,

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31 He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!

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27 But give great joy to those who came to my defense.
    Let them continually say, “Great is the Lord,
    who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”

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I will give them—within the walls of my house—
    a memorial and a name
    far greater than sons and daughters could give.
For the name I give them is an everlasting one.
    It will never disappear!

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18 Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 7:18 Or will follow them both.

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

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May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
    and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers.

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Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.

And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

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14 “The crown will be a memorial in the Temple of the Lord to honor those who gave it—Heldai,[a] Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah[b] son of Zephaniah.”

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Footnotes

  1. 6:14a As in Syriac version (compare 6:10); Hebrew reads Helem.
  2. 6:14b As in Syriac version (compare 6:10); Hebrew reads Hen.

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

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