Old/New Testament
Ezra
1 1 Cyrus sendeth again the people that was in captivity, 8 and restoreth them their holy vessels.
1 Now (A)in [a]the first year of Cyrus King of Persia (that the word of the LORD, spoken by the [b]mouth of Jeremiah, might be accomplished) the Lord stirred up the [c]spirit of Cyrus King of Persia, and he made a proclamation through all his kingdom, and also by writing, saying,
2 Thus saith Cyrus King of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me [d]all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath commanded me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3 Who is he among you of all his people with whom his God is? let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel: he is the God, which is in Jerusalem.
4 And everyone that remaineth in any place (where he sojourneth) [e]let the men of his place relieve him with silver and with gold, and with substance, and with cattle, [f]and with a willing offering, for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
5 Then the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the Priests and the Levites rose up, with all them whose spirit God had raised to go up, to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.
6 And all [g]they that were about them, strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with substance and with cattle, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.
7 Also the king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, (B)which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his god.
8 Even them did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them unto [h]Sheshbazzar the Prince of Judah.
9 And this is the number of them, thirty basins of gold, a thousand basins of silver, nine and twenty [i]knives,
10 Thirty bowls of gold, and of silver bowls of the second sort, four hundred and ten, and of other vessels, a thousand.
11 All the vessels of gold and silver were five thousand and four hundred. Sheshbazzar brought up all [j]with them of the captivity that came up from Babel to Jerusalem.
2 The number of them that returned from the captivity.
1 These (C)also are the sons [k]of the province that went up out of the captivity (whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel had carried away unto Babel) and returned to Jerusalem, and to Judah, everyone unto his city,
2 Which came up with [l]Zerubbabel, to wit, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, [m]Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men [n]of the people of Israel was,
3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand, an hundred seventy and two:
4 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred, seventy and two:
5 The sons of Arah, seven hundred, and seventy and five:
6 The sons of [o]Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua, and Joab, two thousand, eight hundred and twelve:
7 The sons of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and four and fifty:
8 The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and five and forty:
9 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore:
10 The sons of Bani, six hundred and two and forty:
11 The sons of Bebai, six hundred, and three and twenty:
12 The sons of Azgad, a thousand, two hundred and two and twenty:
13 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred, three score and six:
14 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand, and six and fifty:
15 The sons of Adin, four hundred and four and fifty:
16 The sons of Ater of [p]Hezekiah, ninety and eight:
17 The sons of Bezai, three hundred and three and twenty:
18 The sons of Jorah, an hundred and twelve:
19 The sons of Hashum, two hundred and three and twenty:
20 The sons of Gibbar, ninety and five:
21 [q]The sons of Bethlehem, an hundred and three and twenty:
22 The men of Netophah, six and fifty:
23 The men of Anothoth, an hundred and eight and twenty:
24 The sons of Azmaveth, two and forty:
25 The sons of Kirjath Arim, of Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and three and forty:
26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and one and twenty:
27 The men of Michmas, an hundred and two and twenty:
28 The sons of Bethel, and Ai, two hundred and three and twenty:
29 The sons of Nebo, two and fifty:
30 The sons of Magbish, an hundred and six and fifty:
31 The sons of the other Elam, a thousand, and two hundred and four and fifty:
32 The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty:
33 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and five and twenty:
34 The sons of Jericho, three hundred and five and forty:
35 The sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty:
36 The [r]Priests: of the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three:
37 The sons of Immer, a thousand and two and fifty:
38 The sons of Pashur, a thousand, two hundred and seven and forty:
39 The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
40 ¶ The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, and Kadmiel of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
41 ¶ The Singers: the sons of Asaph, an hundred and eight and twenty.
42 ¶ The sons of the porters: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai: all were an hundred and nine and thirty.
43 ¶ The [s]Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
44 The sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,
45 The sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
46 The sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan,
47 The sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
48 The sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
49 The sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,
50 The sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,
51 The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
52 The sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
53 The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Thamah,
54 The sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha,
55 The sons of Solomon’s [t]servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,
56 The sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
57 The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the sons of Ami.
58 All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants were three hundred ninety and two.
59 ¶ And these went up from Tel Melah, and from Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not discern their father’s house and their seed, whether they were of Israel.
60 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and two and fifty.
61 And of the sons of the Priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of [u]Barzillai: which took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
62 These sought their writing of the genealogies, but they were not found: therefore were they put from the Priesthood.
63 And [v]Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy thing, till there rose up a Priest with [w]Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole Congregation together was two and forty thousand, three hundred and threescore,
65 Beside their servants and their maids: of whom were seven thousand, three hundred and seven and thirty: and among them were two hundred singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses were seven hundred, and six and thirty: their mules, two hundred, and five and forty:
67 Their camels four hundred, and five and thirty: their asses, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty.
68 And certain of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Jerusalem, they offered willingly for the house of God, to set it up upon his foundation.
69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work, even one and threescore thousand [x]drams of gold, and five thousand [y]pieces of silver, and an hundred Priests’ garments.
70 So the Priests and the Levites, and a certain of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
23 ¶ [a]Then the (A)soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments (and made four parts, to every soldier a part) and his coat: and the coat was without seam woven from the top throughout.
24 ¶ Therefore they said one to another, Let us not divide it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be. This was that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, (B)They parted my garments among them, and on my coat did cast lots. So the soldiers did these things indeed.
25 ¶ [b]Then stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 And when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he said unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son.
27 Then said he to the disciple, Behold thy mother: and from that hour, the disciple took her home unto him.
28 ¶ [c]After, when Jesus knew that all things were performed, that the (C)Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, I thirst.
29 And there was set a [d]vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar: and put it about an Hyssop stalk, and put it to his mouth.
30 Now when Jesus had received of the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
31 [e]The Jews then (because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day: for that Sabbath was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken down.
32 Then came the soldiers and brake the legs of the first, and of the other, which was crucified with Jesus.
33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs.
34 [f]But one of the soldiers with a spear [g]pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35 And he that saw it, bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe it.
36 For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, (D)Not a bone of him shall be broken.
37 And again another Scripture saith, (E)They shall see him whom they have thrust through.
38 (F)[h]And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take down the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him license. He came then and took Jesus’ body.
39 And there came (G)also Nicodemus (which first came to Jesus by night) and brought of myrrh and aloes mingled together about an hundred pounds.
40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in linen clothes with the odors, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
41 And in that place where Jesus was crucified, was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was [i]never man yet laid.
42 There then laid they Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation day, for the sepulcher was near.
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