The emperor asked, "What is it that you want?" I prayed to the God of Heaven,

As long as Zechariah, his religious adviser, was living, he served the LORD faithfully, and God blessed him.

Then we will shout for joy over your victory and celebrate your triumph by praising our God. May the LORD answer all your requests.

May those who want to see me acquitted shout for joy and say again and again, "How great is the LORD! He is pleased with the success of his servant."

You will rise and take pity on Zion; the time has come to have mercy on her; this is the right time.

Your servants love her, even though she is destroyed; they have pity on her, even though she is in ruins.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper.

Avoid both extremes. If you have reverence for God, you will be successful anyway.

Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the heads of the clans told them, "We don't need your help to build a temple for the LORD our God. We will build it ourselves, just as Emperor Cyrus of Persia commanded us."

You have no part or share in our work, because your heart is not right in God's sight.

"When Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will wear this breastpiece engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, so that I, the LORD, will always remember my people.

and bring it to the Aaronite priests. The officiating priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil and all of the incense and burn it on the altar as a token that it has all been offered to the LORD. The odor of this food offering is pleasing to the LORD.

Put some pure incense on each row, as a token food offering to the LORD to take the place of the bread.

Also on joyful occasions---at your New Moon Festivals and your other religious festivals---you are to blow the trumpets when you present your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings. Then I will help you. I am the LORD your God."

then your name will be remembered in my Temple and among my people longer than if you had sons and daughters. You will never be forgotten."

The crown will be a memorial in the LORD's Temple in honor of Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah."

He stared at the angel in fear and said, "What is it, sir?" The angel answered, "God is pleased with your prayers and works of charity, and is ready to answer you.

and said: 'Cornelius! God has heard your prayer and has taken notice of your works of charity.