Nehemiah 5 Cross References - MSTC

¹ And there arose a great complaint of the people, and of their wives, against their brethren the Jews. ² For there were some that said, "Our sons and daughters and we are too many, let us take corn for them to eat, that we may live." ³ Some said, "Let us set our lands, vineyards, and houses, to pledge, and take up corn in the dearth." ⁴ But some said, "Let us borrow money of the king's tribute for our lands and vineyards. ⁵ Now are our brethrens' bodies as our own bodies and their children as our children: else should we subdue our sons and daughters into bondage, and some of our daughters are subdued already, and no strength is there in our hands, and other men shall have our lands and vineyards." ⁶ But when I heard their complaint and such words, it displeased me sore, ⁷ and I advised so in my mind, that I rebuked the councilors and the rulers, and said unto them, "Will ye require usury one of another?" And I brought a great congregation against them, ⁸ and said unto them, "We, after our ability, have bought our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the Heathen. And will ye sell your brethren, whom we have bought unto us?" Then held they their peace, and could find nothing to answer. ⁹ Also I said, "It is not good, that ye do. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of God because of the rebuke of the Heathen our enemies? ¹⁰ I and my brethren, and my servants have lent them money and corn: but as for usury, let us leave it. ¹¹ Therefore this same day see that ye restore them their lands again, their vineyards, oil gardens, and houses, and the hundredth part of the money of the corn, wine, and oil, that ye have won of them." ¹² Then said they, "We will restore them again and will require nothing of them and will do as thou hast spoken." And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do so. ¹³ And I shook my lap, and said, "God shake out every man after the same manner from his house and labour, that maintaineth not this word: even thus be he shaken out, and void." And all the congregation said, "Amen," and praised the LORD. And the people did so. ¹⁴ And from the time forth that it was committed unto me to be a captain in the land of Judah, namely from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of king Artaxerxes - that is twelve years - I and my brethren lived not of such sustenance as was given to a captain: ¹⁵ For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God. ¹⁶ I laboured also in the work upon the wall, and bought no land. And all my servants came thither together unto the work. ¹⁷ Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, which came unto me, from among the Heathen that are about us. ¹⁸ And there was prepared me daily an ox, and six chosen sheep, and birds, and once in every ten days a great sum of wine. Yet required not I the living of a captain for the bondage was grievous unto the people. ¹⁹ Think upon me my God unto the best, according to all that I have done for this people.

⁷ Then the LORD said, "I have surely seen the trouble of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry, which they have of their taskmasters. For I know their sorrow,

²⁵ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be as an usurer unto him, neither shalt oppress him with usury. ²⁶ If thou take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, see that thou deliver it unto him again by that the sun go down. ²⁷ For that is his coverlet only: even the raiment for his skin wherein he sleepeth: or else he will cry unto me and I will hear him, for I am merciful.

³⁵ "'If thy brother be waxed poor and fallen in decay with thee, receive him as a stranger or a sojourner, and let him live by thee. ³⁶ And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. ³⁷ Thou shalt not lend him thy money upon usury, nor lend him of thy food to have advantage by it;

⁷ When one of thy brethren among you is waxed poor in any of thy cities within thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, see that thou harden not thine heart nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother: ⁸ But open thine hand unto him and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath. ⁹ And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, 'The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand,' and therefore it grieve thee to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee. ¹⁰ But give him, and let it not grieve thine heart to give. Because that for that thing, the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. ¹¹ For the land shall never be without poor. Wherefore I command thee, saying, 'Open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy and poor in thy land.'

³⁸ But if cause be that my land cry against me, or that the furrows thereof make any complaint; ³⁹ if I have eaten the fruits thereof unpaid for, yea if I have grieved any of the plowmen;

²⁸ Insomuch that they have caused the voice of the poor to come unto him, and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in necessity.

⁷ As for the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts, it is the house of Israel, and whole Judah his fair planting. Of these he looked for equity, but see there is wrong; for righteousness, lo, it is but misery.

⁷ And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry night and day unto him? Yea though he defer them:

²⁶ And the next day he showed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, 'Sirs, ye are brethren why hurt ye one another?'

⁶ But one brother goeth to law with another: and that under the unbelievers? ⁷ Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourselves to be robbed? ⁸ Nay, ye yourselves do wrong, and rob: and that the brethren.

⁴ Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields — which hire is of you kept back by fraud — crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

⁵⁷ And all countries came to Egypt, to Joseph, for to buy corn: because that the hunger was so sore in all lands.

² Behold, I have heard that there is corn to be sold in Egypt. Get you thither and buy us corn from thence, that we may live and not die."

⁸ Then said Judah unto Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will rise and go, that we may live and not die: both we, thou and also our children.

³ Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb are a heritage and gift, that cometh of the LORD. ⁴ Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children. ⁵ Happy is the man, that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

² For thou shalt eat the labours of thine own hands; O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be. ³ Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thy house, thy children like the olive branches round about thy table. ⁴ Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the LORD.

² If ye will not hear it, nor regard it, to give the glory unto my name, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings. Yea, curse them will I if ye do not take heed.

¹⁵ When money failed in the land of Egypt and of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph and said, "Give us sustenance: wherefore sufferest thou us to die before thee? For our money is spent." ¹⁶ Then said Joseph, "Bring your cattle, and I will give yow for your cattle, if ye be without money." ¹⁷ And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And he gave them bread for horses and sheep, and oxen and asses: so he fed them with bread for all their cattle that year. ¹⁸ When that year was ended, they came unto him the next year and said unto him, "We will not hide it from my lord, how that we have neither money nor cattle for my lord: there is no more left for my lord, but even our bodies and our lands. ¹⁹ Wherefore lettest thou us die before thine eyes, and the land to go to nought? Buy us and our lands for bread: and let both us and our lands be bond to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land go not to waste." ²⁰ And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. For the Egyptians sold every man his land because the dearth was sore upon them: and so the land became Pharaoh's. ²¹ And he appointed the people unto the cities, from one side of Egypt unto the other: ²² only the land of the Priests bought he not. For there was an ordinance made by Pharaoh for the priests, that they should eat that which was appointed unto them, which Pharaoh had given them; wherefore they sold not their lands. ²³ Then Joseph said unto the folk, "Behold, I have bought you this day and your lands for Pharaoh. Take there seed and go sow the land. ²⁴ And of the increase, ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed to sow the field: and for you, and them of your households, and for your children, to eat." ²⁵ And they answered, "Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and let us be Pharaoh's servants."

³⁵ "'If thy brother be waxed poor and fallen in decay with thee, receive him as a stranger or a sojourner, and let him live by thee. ³⁶ And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. ³⁷ Thou shalt not lend him thy money upon usury, nor lend him of thy food to have advantage by it; ³⁸ for I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. ³⁹ "'If thy brother that dwelleth by thee wax poor and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not let him labour as a bondservant doeth:

⁷ When one of thy brethren among you is waxed poor in any of thy cities within thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, see that thou harden not thine heart nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother:

⁸ Should a man use falsity and deceit with God, as ye use falsity and deceit with me? Yet ye say, 'Wherein use we deceit with thee?' In tithes and heave offerings. ⁹ Therefore are ye cursed with penury, because ye dissemble with me, all the sort of you. ¹⁰ Bring every tithe into my barn, that there may be meat in mine house: and prove me withal, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing with plenteousness. ¹¹ Yea, I shall reprove the consumer for your sakes, so that he shall not eat up the fruit of your ground, neither shall the vineyard be barren in the field, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

⁴⁷ And because thou servedest not the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with a good heart for the abundance of all things, ⁴⁸ therefore thou shalt serve thine enemy which the LORD shall send upon thee: in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and in need of all things. And he shall put a yoke of iron upon thine neck, until he have brought thee to nought.

¹⁰ Notwithstanding, they drave not out the Cananites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Cananites dwelt among the Ephraimites unto this day, and pay tribute.

²¹ the children of the said nations that were left in the land, because the children of Israel were not able to destroy them, did Solomon make tributaries unto this day.

¹³ Be it known also unto the king, that if this city be builded and the walls made up again, then shall not they pay tribute, toll, and yearly custom, and the king's profit shall incur damage?

²⁰ There have been mighty kings also at Jerusalem which have reigned over all that is beyond the water, and toll, tribute and a yearly custom was given unto them.

²⁴ And known be it unto you, that ye shall have no authority to require taxing and custom, yearly rents upon any of the priests, Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, and ministers in the house of this God.

³⁷ And great is the increase of it unto the kings, whom thou hast set over us because of our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and cattle, and we are in great trouble.

¹⁴ And then Laban said, "Well, thou art my bone and my flesh. Abide with me the space of a month."

²⁷ Come on, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brethren were content.

¹ These are the laws which thou shalt set before them: ² If thou buy a servant that is an Hebrew, sixth years he shall serve, and the seventh he shall go out free paying nothing. ³ If he came alone, he shall go out alone: If he came married, his wife shall go out with him. ⁴ And if his master have given him a wife and she have borne him sons or daughters: then the wife and her children shall be her master's and he shall go out alone. ⁵ But and if the servant say, 'I love my master and my wife and my children, I will not go out free.' ⁶ Then let his master bring him unto the judges and set him to the door or the doorpost, and bore his ear through with an awl, and let him be his servant forever. ⁷ "If a man sell his daughter to be a servant: she shall not go out as the menservants do. ⁸ If she please not her master, so that he hath given her to no man to wife, then shall he let her go free: to sell her unto a strange nation shall he have no power, because he despised her. ⁹ If he have promised her unto his son to wife, he shall deal with her as men do with their daughters. ¹⁰ If he take him another wife, yet her food, raiment and duty of marriage shall he not minish. ¹¹ If he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free and pay no money.

³⁹ "'If thy brother that dwelleth by thee wax poor and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not let him labour as a bondservant doeth: ⁴⁰ but as a hired servant and as a sojourner he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the trumpet year, ⁴¹ and then shall he depart from thee: both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own kindred again and unto the possessions of his fathers; ⁴² for they are my servants which I brought out of the land of Egypt, and shall not be sold as bondmen. ⁴³ See therefore that thou reign not over him cruelly, but fear thy God.

¹ And there cried a certain woman of the wives of the children of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, "Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD. And the creditor is come to fetch my two sons, to be his bondmen."

⁷ Yea, and to break the bread to the hungry; and to bring the poor that are harborless unto house; and when thou seest a naked, that thou clothe him and that thou shouldest withdraw thyself from helping thine own flesh?

²⁵ Whom, because he had nought to pay, his Master commanded him to be sold: and his wife, and his children, and all that he had; and payment to be made.

⁵ Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him? ⁶ But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges?

⁸ And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and fall before me and say, 'Get thee out and all the people that are under thee!' And then will I depart." And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

¹⁵ And Moses waxed very angry and said unto the LORD, "Turn not unto their offerings. I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have vexed any of them."

⁸ and it grieved me sore, and I cast forth all the vessels of the house of Tobiah out of the chest,

²⁵ And I reproved them, and cursed them, and smote certain men of them, and plucked them up, and took an oath of them by God, "Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

⁵ And he looked round about on them, angrily mourning on the blindness of their hearts. And said to the man, "Stretch forth thine hand." And he stretched it out: And his hand was restored, even as whole as the other.

²⁶ Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

²⁵ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be as an usurer unto him, neither shalt oppress him with usury.

¹⁵ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.

³⁶ And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

² And this is the manner of the free year: whosoever lendeth ought with his hand unto his neighbour, may not ask again that which he hath lent, of his neighbour or of his brother: because it is called the LORD's free year, ³ yet of a stranger thou mayest call it home again. But that which thou hast with thy brother thine hand shall remit,

¹⁹ Thou shalt be no usurer unto thy brother, neither in money nor in food, nor in any manner thing that is lent upon usury. ²⁰ Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury, but not unto thy brother, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to conquer it.

¹⁰ If thou lend thy brother any manner succour, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch a pledge: ¹¹ but shalt stand without and the man to whom thou lendest, shall bring thee the pledge out at the door. ¹² Furthermore, if it be a poor body, go not to sleep with his pledge: ¹³ but deliver him the pledge again by that the sun go down, and let him sleep in his own raiment and bless thee. And it shall be righteousness unto thee, before the LORD thy God.

⁶ and said to the judges, "Take heed what ye do: for ye be not judges in the law of man, but of the LORD - which is with you in the words of the law. ⁷ Wherefore, let the fear of the LORD be with you, and take heed and do it. For there is no unrighteousness in the LORD our God nor regarding of persons, nor taking of rewards."

⁹ But there was a prophet of the LORD's named Obed which went out to the host which came to Samaria and said to them, "See, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he delivered them into your hands. And ye have slain them with cruelness that reacheth up to heaven. ¹⁰ And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem and to make them bondmen and bondwomen. What other thing do ye - ye unhappy - than offend the LORD your God? ¹¹ But now hear me, and deliver the captives again which ye have taken of your brethren: for the great wrath of the LORD is upon you!" ¹² And certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, as Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum and Amasa the son of Hadlai stood up against them that came from war, ¹³ and said unto them, "Ye shall not bring in the captives hither. For where we have offended the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and trespass. For our trespass is great already, and there is fierce wrath upon Israel."

⁴ Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.

¹ {A Psalm of David} Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? Who shall rest upon thy holy hill?

⁵ He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

⁸ My heart hath talked of thee, seek ye my face. Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

¹ {A Psalm of Asaph} God standeth in the congregation of princes, and is a Judge among the judges. ² How long will ye give wrong judgment, and accept the persons of the ungodly? Selah. ³ Defend the poor and fatherless, see that such as be in need and necessity have right. ⁴ Deliver the outcast and poor, and save them from the hand of the ungodly.

⁵ An open rebuke is better than secret love.

¹² Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

⁹ "Thus sayeth the LORD God: O ye princes, ye have now oppressed and destroyed enough. Now leave off, handle now according to the thing that is equal and lawful: and thrust out my people no more, sayeth the LORD God.

¹⁷ If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.

¹⁶ Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. Insomuch that though we have known Christ after the flesh, now henceforth know we him so no more.

¹¹ And when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him in the face, for he was worthy to be blamed.

²⁰ Them that sin, rebuke openly that others may fear.

¹⁵ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke, with all commanding. See that no man despise thee.

¹⁶ "He that stealeth a man and selleth him, if it be proved upon him, shall be slain for it.

⁴⁷ "'When a stranger and a sojourner waxeth rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him waxeth poor and sell himself unto the stranger that dwelleth by thee or to any of the stranger's kin: ⁴⁸ after that he is sold he may be redeemed again: one of his brethren may buy him out; ⁴⁹ whether it be his uncle or his uncle's son, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his kindred: either if his hand can get so much he may be loosed.

⁷ If any man be found stealing any of his brethren the children of Israel, and maketh chevisance of him or selleth him, the thief shall die. And thou shalt put evil away from thee.

¹⁰ when the mighty kept still their voice, and when their tongues cleaved to the roof of their mouths;

¹⁵ For they where so abashed that they could not make answer, nor speak one word.

¹² and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.

¹⁵ And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straightway departed.

²⁹ For unto every man that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. And from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that he hath.

¹⁹ Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

¹⁵ If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

¹¹ And so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died. ¹² For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

¹⁰ While we have, therefore, time; let us do good unto all men, and specially, unto them which are of the household of faith.

⁷ And there fell a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. Moreover, the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land. ⁸ Then said Abram unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between my herdsmen and thine, for we be brethren.

¹¹ And Abraham answered, "I thought that peradventure the fear of God was not in this place, and that they should slay me for my wife's sake:

¹⁸ And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.

²⁴ Oh, nay my sons: For it is no good report that I hear how that ye make the LORD's people to trespass.

¹⁴ Howbeit, because in doing this deed thou hast given the enemies of the LORD a cause to rail, the child that is born thee shall die surely."

⁴ Hear, O thou our God, how we are despised! Turn their shame upon their own head, that thou mayest give them over into despising in the land of their captivity.

¹⁵ For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

²⁹ A wicked man beguileth his neighbour; and leadeth him the way that is not good.

²⁶ To punish the innocent, and to smite the princes that give true judgment, are both evil.

⁵ It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.

² Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.

²³ These are also the sayings of the wise. It is not good to have respect of any person in judgment.

²⁰ Now when they were gone unto the Heathen, and come in among them they dishonoured my holy name: so that it was said of them, 'Are these the people of God, and must go out of their own land?'

³¹ Then had the congregations rest, throughout all Jewry and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the fear of the Lord; And multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

²⁴ For the name of God is evil spoken-of among the gentiles, through you, as it is written.

¹⁴ I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

⁵ to be of discreet, chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.

¹² and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation.

⁷ and I advised so in my mind, that I rebuked the councilors and the rulers, and said unto them, "Will ye require usury one of another?" And I brought a great congregation against them,

⁸ he lendeth nothing upon usury; he taketh nothing over; he withdraweth his hand from doing wrong; he handleth faithfully betwixt man and man;

¹³ he lendeth upon usury, and taketh moreover. Shall this man live? He shall not live. Seeing he hath done all these abominations, he shall die: his blood shall be upon him.

¹ Woe unto them that imagine to do harm, and devise ungraciousness upon their beds, to perform it in the clear day: for their power is against God.

¹³ And he said unto them, "Require no more than that which is appointed unto you." ¹⁴ The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, "And what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do violence to no man: neither trouble any man wrongfully: But be content with your wages."

¹² If others be partakers of this power over you, wherefore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power: but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. ¹³ Do ye not understand how that they which minister in the temple, have their finding of the temple? And they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? ¹⁴ Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospel. ¹⁵ But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done unto me. For it were better for me to die than any man should take this rejoicing from me. ¹⁶ In that I preach the gospel, I have nothing to rejoice of. For necessity is put unto me. Woe is it unto me if I preach not the gospel. ¹⁷ If I do it with a good will, I have a reward. But if I do it against my will, an office is committed unto me. ¹⁸ What is my reward then? Verily that when I preach the gospel, I make the gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the gospel.

¹¹ Seeing, then, that we know how the Lord is to be feared, we fare fair with men. For we are known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences.

²⁰ Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ: even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you, in Christ's stead, that ye be at one with God:

¹ We as helpers therefore exhort you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

⁸ Wherefore though I be bold in Christ to enjoin thee, that which becometh thee; ⁹ yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, though I be as I am, even Paul aged, and now in bonds for Jesus Christ's sake.

⁴ Then when he hath sinned or trespassed, he shall restore again that he took violently away, or the wrong which he did, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, ⁵ or whatsoever it be about which he hath sworn falsely, he shall restore it again in the whole sum, and shall add the fifth part more thereto and give it unto him to whom it pertaineth, the same day that he offereth for his trespass,

³ Behold, here I am. Answer me before the LORD and before his anointed, whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I done wrong to? Or whom have I oppressed? And of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restore it you again."

⁶ and shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity."

³ Some said, "Let us set our lands, vineyards, and houses, to pledge, and take up corn in the dearth." ⁴ But some said, "Let us borrow money of the king's tribute for our lands and vineyards.

⁶ Or is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? To loose wicked bonds, and to unbind bundles of oppression? And to let the bruised go free? And that ye should break all manner yokes?

⁸ Bring forth due fruits of repentance; And begin not to say in yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you: God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

² And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabiters of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the Prophets and all the people both small and great. And he read in the ears of them all the words of the book of the covenant, which was found in the house of the LORD. ³ And the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD that they should walk after the LORD, and keep his commandments and his witnesses and his ordinances with all their hearts and all their souls, and make good the words of the said covenant that were written in the foresaid book. And all the people consented to the covenant.

²² If a man sin against his neighbour, and an adjuration be laid to his charge, to adjure him withal, and the adjuration come before thine altar in this house: ²³ then hear thou from heaven, and work and judge thy servants, that thou reward the evil and bring his way upon his head, and justify the righteous and give him according to his righteousness.

¹³ so that all that sought not the LORD God of Israel, should die for it, whether he were small or great, man or woman. ¹⁴ And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice and shouting and with trumpets and horns.

¹⁴ And upon that, the men of arms left the captives and the spoil before the lords and all the congregation. ¹⁵ And there arose certain, appointed thereto by name, and took the prisoners and clothed all that were naked among them, of the spoil, and arrayed them and shoed them and gave them to eat and to drink and anointed them, and carried all that were feeble of them upon asses and brought them to Jericho the city of Palm trees fast by their brethren: and then returned to Samaria again.

⁵ Then rose Ezra, and took an oath of the rulers, priests, and Levites, and all of Israel, that they should do according to this word: and they sware.

¹² Then answered all the congregation and said with a loud voice, "Let it be done as thou hast said.

²⁹ and their lords that had rule of them, received it for their brethren. And they came to sware, and to bind themselves with an oath to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, that they would observe and do according unto all the commandments, judgments, and statutes of the LORD our God:

³¹ And if the people of the land brought wares on the Sabbath, and all manner of victuals to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy days. And that we would let the seventh year be free concerning all manner of charge.

⁸ These are the words that the LORD spake unto Jeremiah the prophet, when Zedekiah was agreed with all the people at Jerusalem, that there should be proclaimed a liberty: ⁹ so that every man should let his servant and handmaid go free, Hebrew and Hebrewess, and no Jew to hold his brother as a bond man. ¹⁰ Now as they had consented, even so they were obedient, and let them go free.

²¹ And Jesus said unto him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." ²² When the young man heard that saying, he went away mourning. For he had great possessions.

⁶³ But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God."

⁸ And Zacchaeus stood forth and said unto the Lord, "Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have done any man wrong, I will restore him four fold."

²² and this bitter cursing water go into the bowels of thee, that thy womb burst and thy thigh rot. And the wife shall say: Amen, Amen.

¹⁴ And the Levites shall begin, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, ¹⁵ 'Cursed be he that maketh any carved image or image of metal — an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman — and putteth it in a secret place.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.' ¹⁶ "'Cursed be he that curseth his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ¹⁷ "'Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's mark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ¹⁸ 'Cursed be he that maketh the blind go out of his way.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ¹⁹ "'Cursed be he that hindereth the right of the stranger, fatherless and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²⁰ "'Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, because he hath opened his father's covering.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²¹ "'Cursed be he that lieth with any manner beast.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²² "'Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, whether she be the daughter of his father or of his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²³ "'Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²⁴ "'Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²⁵ "'Cursed be he that taketh a reward to slay innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' ²⁶ "'Cursed be he that maintaineth not all the words of this law to do them.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

²⁸ Then Samuel said, "The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine that is better than thou.

²⁹ And it chanced, at that season, as Jeroboam was gone out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him by the way, having a new mantle on him, and they two alone in the field. ³⁰ And Ahijah caught the new mantle that was on him and rent it in twelve pieces, ³¹ and said to Jeroboam, "Take thee ten pieces. For this sayeth the LORD God of Israel, 'Behold, I will rent the kingdom out of the hands of Solomon and will give ten tribes to thee,

³ And the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD that they should walk after the LORD, and keep his commandments and his witnesses and his ordinances with all their hearts and all their souls, and make good the words of the said covenant that were written in the foresaid book. And all the people consented to the covenant.

³⁶ Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever!' And all nations say 'Amen,' so praising the LORD."

⁶ And Ezra praised the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with their hands up, and bowed themselves, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

¹⁴ Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the most highest.

¹¹ Look what ye promise unto the LORD your God: see that ye keep it, all ye that be round about him; bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed, to keep thy righteous judgments.

⁵ If thou promise anything, pay it; for better it is that thou make no vow than that thou shouldest promise, and not pay.

³ Then said he unto me, 'This is the curse, that goeth forth over the whole earth: for all thieves shall be judged after this book, and all swearers shall be judged according to the same. ⁴ I will bring it forth, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, so that it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remain in his house, and consume it, with the timber and stones thereof.'

¹⁴ And whosoever shall not receive you, nor will hear your preaching, when ye depart out of that house, or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

⁵¹ And they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

⁶ And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood upon your own heads. And from henceforth I go blameless unto the gentiles."

¹³ Be it known also unto the king, that if this city be builded and the walls made up again, then shall not they pay tribute, toll, and yearly custom, and the king's profit shall incur damage? ¹⁴ And now in the mean season we have destroyed the temple, and would no longer see the king's dishonour. Therefore sent we out, and caused the king to be certified thereof:

¹ In the month Nisan in the twentieth year of king Artaxerxes, when the wine stood before him, I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king and I was heavy in his presence.

⁶ But in all this was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I license of the king

⁶ And even for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are God's ministers, serving for the same purpose. ⁷ Give to every man therefore his duty: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: Honour to whom honour pertaineth.

⁴ Have we not power to eat and to drink? ⁵ Either, have we not power to lead about a sister to wife as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? ⁶ Either only I and Barnabas have not power this to do? ⁷ Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? Who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit? Or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk? ⁸ Say I these things after the manner of men? Or sayeth not the law the same also? ⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." Doth God take thought for oxen? ¹⁰ Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. ¹¹ If we sow unto you spiritual things: is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things? ¹² If others be partakers of this power over you, wherefore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power: but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. ¹³ Do ye not understand how that they which minister in the temple, have their finding of the temple? And they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? ¹⁴ Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospel. ¹⁵ But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done unto me. For it were better for me to die than any man should take this rejoicing from me.

¹⁸ What is my reward then? Verily that when I preach the gospel, I make the gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the gospel.

⁸ Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you: ⁹ not but that we had authority: but to make ourselves an example unto you, to follow us.

¹⁵ Yea, and thereto before they had offered the fat, the priest's lad came and said to the man that offered, "Give flesh to roast for the priest, for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw." ¹⁶ And if any man said unto him, "Let the fat be offered according to the day, and then take as much as thine heart desireth." The lad would answer him, "Thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it with violence." ¹⁷ And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD. For they despised the people, and also the offering of the LORD.

¹⁵ And he shall take the tenth of your seed and of your vines, and give it to his lords, and to his servants.

⁹ Also I said, "It is not good, that ye do. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of God because of the rebuke of the Heathen our enemies?

²³ For I have ever feared the vengeance and punishment of God, and knew very well that I was not able to bear his burden.

¹ {Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments.

¹¹ But the LORD's delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy.

⁶ With loving mercy and faithfulness, sins be forgiven; and whoso searcheth the LORD eschewth evil.

¹² If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of all things: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that toucheth all men; ¹⁴ For God shall judge all works and secret things, whether they be good or evil.

¹⁰ Therefore, whoso feareth the LORD among you, let him hear the voice of his servant. Who so walketh in darkness, and no light shineth upon him, let him trust in the LORD and hold him by his God.

⁴⁷ And if ye be friendly to your brethren only, what singular thing do ye? Do not the Publicans likewise?

² saying, "There was a Judge in a certain city, which feared not God neither regarded man. ³ And there was a certain widow in the same city, which came unto him saying, 'Avenge me of mine adversary.' ⁴ And he would not for a while. But afterward he said unto himself, 'Though I fear not God, nor care for man,

⁹ And when I was present with you and had need, I was grievous to no man. For that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I kept myself that I should not be grievous to you: and so will I keep myself.

¹³ For what is it wherein ye were inferiors unto other congregations? Except it be therein that I was not grievous unto you. Forgive me this wrong done unto you.

¹⁵ That in the good ground, are they which with a good and pure heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

³³ I have desired no man's silver, gold, or vesture. ³⁴ Ye know well that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. ³⁵ I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"

⁷ that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

¹⁶ But be it that I grieved you not: nevertheless I was crafty and took you with guile. ¹⁷ Did I defraud you by any of them which I sent unto you? ¹⁸ I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: Did Titus defraud you of any thing? Walked we not in one spirit? Walked we not in like steps?

⁹ Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come we shall reap without weariness.

²⁰ For I have no man that is so like minded to me, which with so pure affection careth for your matters. ²¹ For all others seek their own, and not that which is Jesus Christ's.

⁵ Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words — as ye well know — neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record: ⁶ neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.

⁷ And David said, "Fear not, for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan's sake and will restore thee all the fields of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat meat on mine own table always."

¹³ And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate ever at the king's table, and was thereto halt on both legs.

¹⁹ But now send and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel; and the Prophets of Baal, four hundred and fifty; and the Prophets of the groves; four hundred, which eat of Jezebel's table.

⁸ But the liberal person imagineth honest things, and cometh up with honesty.

¹³ Distribute unto the necessity of the saints, and diligently to harbour.

⁹ Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging. ¹⁰ As every man hath received the gift, minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God.

²² And Solomon's food was in one day thirty quarters of manchet flour and three score quarters of meal; ²³ ten stalled oxen, and twenty out of the pastures and a hundred sheep and goats, besides harts, bucks and buballs and fat poultry.

¹⁴ And from the time forth that it was committed unto me to be a captain in the land of Judah, namely from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of king Artaxerxes - that is twelve years - I and my brethren lived not of such sustenance as was given to a captain: ¹⁵ For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

²¹ The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

²⁶ The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently; therefore shall his seed be blessed.

¹⁴ But think on me with thee, when thou art in good case, and show mercy unto me. And make mention of me to Pharaoh, and help to bring me out of this house:

¹⁴ Think upon me, O my God, herein, and wipe not out my mercy, that I have showed on the house of my God, and on the officers thereof!

²² And I said unto the Levites which were clean, that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the Sabbath day. Think upon me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to thy great mercy!

³¹ and to offer the wood at times appointed, and the firstfruits. Think thou upon me, O my God, for the best!

²³ I was also uncorrupt before him, and eschewed my own wickedness. {TYNDALE: But was pure unto him ward, and kept myself from wickedness.} ²⁴ Therefore shall the LORD reward me after my righteous dealing, and according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. {TYNDALE: And the LORD did to me again, according to my righteousness, and after my pureness that I had in his sight.} ²⁵ With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect. {TYNDALE: With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the man that is uncorrupt, thou shalt be uncorrupt.}

⁶ Call to remembrance, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old. ⁷ O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth; but according to thy mercy think upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.

¹⁷ As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.

⁴ Remember me, O LORD, according to the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation,

¹¹ For I know what I have devised for you sayeth the LORD. My thoughts are to give you peace, and not trouble, which I give you already; and that ye might have hope again.

⁴² And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."

³⁴ Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. ³⁵ For I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me. I was naked and ye clothed me. ³⁶ I was sick and ye visited me. I was in prison and ye came unto me.' ³⁷ Then shall the righteous answer him saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee? Or athirst, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee harborless, and lodged thee? Or naked and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison and came unto thee?' ⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.'

⁴¹ "And whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink for my name's sake because ye are belonging to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.