Psalm 127

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Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord ^(B)watches over the city,
    the watchman stays awake in vain.
²It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious ^(C)toil;
    for he gives to his ^(D)beloved ^(E)sleep.

³Behold, ^(F)children are a heritage from the Lord,
    ^(G)the fruit of the womb a reward.
⁴Like arrows in the hand of ^(H)a warrior
    are the children^[a] of one's youth.
⁵Blessed is the man
    who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies ^(I)in the gate.^[b]

Footnotes

Psalm 127:4 Or sons
Psalm 127:5 Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate

John 7:3

English Standard Version

³^(A)So his brothers^[a] said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing.

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Footnotes

John 7:3 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 5, 10

John 7:3 in all English translations

John 7:6-8

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⁶Jesus said to them, ^(A)“My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. ⁷The world cannot hate you, but ^(B)it hates me because I testify about it that ^(C)its works are evil. ⁸You go up to the feast. I am not^[a] going up to this feast, for ^(D)my time has not yet fully come.”