And Caleb silenced the people before Moses, and said, Let us arise to go up and take possession, for we are able to prevail.

Now give your hearts and your souls to seek Jehovah your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of Jehovah.

And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for Jehovah God, my God, will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah.

Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, antimony and of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster stones in abundance.

Moreover, because of my determination regarding the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary, from my own possessions of gold and silver:

Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the Law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

And the house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

And I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode.

Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass.

And the rulers did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, or the others who did the work.

And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. Then they said, Let us rise up and build. So they encouraged their hands for this good work.

So I answered them, and said to them, The God of Heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or memorial in Jerusalem.

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and set up its doors. As far as the Tower of Meah, they consecrated it; even as far as the Tower of Hananel.

Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors with its bolts and bars.

Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.

And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired, to the throne of the governor of the region beyond the River.

And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.

Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, set up its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate.

Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, set up its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King's Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.

And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish; stones that are burned?

So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a heart to work.

Nevertheless we prayed unto our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.

And our adversaries said, They will neither know nor see anything, till we have come into their midst and killed them and put an end to the work.

Therefore I stationed men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the bare places; and I stationed the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they did the work, and with the other held a weapon.

Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall.

So we did the work, and half of the men held the spears from the rising of the dawn until the stars came out.

So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone sent them away for washing.

And it grieved me exceedingly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room.

I also perceived that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had fled to his field.

Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil into the storehouse.

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services.

Men of Tyre dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of merchandise, and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, even in Jerusalem.

Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us and upon this city? Yet you bring added wrath upon Israel by profaning the Sabbath!

So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to consecrate the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the Jewish language, but according to the tongue of nation to nation.

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.

Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign. I also appointed duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

My mouth shall recount Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day; for I do not know their number.

O God, You have taught me from my youth; and to this day I have declared Your marvelous works.

And you shall seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.

not slothful in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

For I will not dare to speak of anything which Christ has not accomplished through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles in word and deed;

And so I have striven to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, so that I should not build on another man's foundation,

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

Therefore I run in this manner: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than every one of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

And whatever you do, do it from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men,

For this reason I will not be negligent to always remind you of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.

knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ made known to me.

For the living know that they shall die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, have now perished; nor do they ever any longer have a part in anything that is done under the sun.

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty upon the earth; and if the tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.

For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not cease.

yet at the scent of water it will bud and bring forth branches like a plant.

As water evaporates from the sea, and a river wastes away and dries up,

For in death there is no remembrance of You; in Sheol who will give thanks to You?

Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and give thanks to You? Selah

Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You; those who go down into the pit cannot hope for Your truth.

The living, the living man, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to the children.

It is necessary for Me to work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one is able to work.

And behold now, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

For I have not shrunk back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

For I know this, that after my departure vicious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.