Ezra 10
Sending Away Foreign Wives
10 While Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and falling facedown(A) before the house of God, an extremely large assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him. The people also wept bitterly.(B) 2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel,(C) an Elamite, responded to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples,(D) but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this. 3 Therefore, let’s make a covenant before our God(E) to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God.(F) Let it be done according to the law. 4 Get up, for this matter is your responsibility,(G) and we support you. Be strong and take action!” (H)
5 Then Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said; so they took the oath.(I) 6 Ezra then went from the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib, where he spent the night.[a] He did not eat food or drink water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.(J)
7 They circulated a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem. 8 Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions,[b] according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded(K) from the assembly of the exiles.
9 So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God,(L) trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain. 10 Then the priest Ezra stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to Israel’s guilt.(M) 11 Therefore, make a confession to the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the surrounding peoples and your foreign wives.”
12 Then all the assembly responded loudly, “Yes, we will do as you say! 13 But there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We don’t have the stamina to stay out in the open. This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two, for we have rebelled terribly in this matter. 14 Let our leaders represent the entire assembly. Then let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each town, in order to avert the fierce anger of our God(N) concerning[c] this matter.” 15 Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam(O) and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.
16 The exiles did what had been proposed. The priest Ezra selected men[d] who were family heads, all identified by name, to represent[e] their ancestral families.[f] They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter, 17 and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
Those Married to Foreign Wives
18 The following were found to have married foreign women from the descendants of the priests:
from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19 They pledged[g] to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt;(P)
20 Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer’s(Q) descendants;
21 Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah from Harim’s(R) descendants;
22 Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah from Pashhur’s(S) descendants.
23 The Levites:(T)
Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 The singers:(U)
Eliashib.
The gatekeepers:(V)
Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 The Israelites:(W)
Parosh’s descendants:(X) Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah,[h] and Benaiah;
26 Elam’s descendants:(Y) Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;
27 Zattu’s descendants:(Z) Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;
28 Bebai’s descendants:(AA) Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;
29 Bani’s descendants:(AB) Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;
30 Pahath-moab’s descendants:(AC) Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;
31 Harim’s descendants:(AD) Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;
33 Hashum’s descendants:(AE) Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;
34 Bani’s descendants:(AF) Maadai, Amram, Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu, 38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei, 39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;
43 Nebo’s descendants:(AG) Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
44 All of these(AH) had married foreign women, and some of the wives had given birth to children.(AI)
Footnotes:
- 10:6 1 Esdras 9:2, Syr; MT, Vg read he went
- 10:8 Lit would set apart all his possessions for destruction
- 10:14 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read until
- 10:16 1 Esdras 9:16, Syr; MT, Vg read priest and men were selected
- 10:16 Lit name, for
- 10:16 Lit the house of their fathers
- 10:19 Lit gave their hand
- 10:25 Some LXX mss, 1 Esdras 9:26 read Hashabiah
Cross references:
- 10:1 : Ezr 9:3,5; Neh 1:4; Dn 9:3–4,20
- 10:1 : Ezr 3:12–13
- 10:2 : Ezr 10:26
- 10:2 : Ezr 9:1–2; 10:18,44; Neh 13:23–28
- 10:3 : 2Ch 34:31
- 10:3 : Ezr 9:4
- 10:4 : Ezr 7:25–26
- 10:4 : Jos 1:6–9
- 10:5 : Neh 10:29–30; 13:25
- 10:6 : Dt 9:18–19
- 10:7–8 : Ezr 7:26
- 10:9 : Neh 8:1
- 10:10 : Ezr 9:1–2; Neh 13:23–27
- 10:14 : 2Ch 29:10; 30:8
- 10:15 : Ezr 8:16
- 10:19 : Lv 5:14–6:7
- 10:20 : 1Ch 24:14
- 10:21 : 1Ch 24:8
- 10:22 : 1Ch 9:12
- 10:23 : Ezr 2:40
- 10:24 : Ezr 2:41
- 10:24 : Ezr 2:42
- 10:25–43 : Ezr 2:3–35; Neh 7:8–38
- 10:25 : Ezr 2:3
- 10:26 : Ezr 2:7; 10:2
- 10:27 : Ezr 2:8
- 10:28 : Ezr 2:11
- 10:29 : Ezr 2:10
- 10:30 : Ezr 2:6
- 10:31 : Ezr 2:32
- 10:33 : Ezr 2:19
- 10:34 : Ezr 2:10
- 10:43 : Ezr 2:29
- 10:44 : Ezr 10:18–43
- 10:44 : Neh 13:24
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1 Corinthians 6
Lawsuits among Believers
6 If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court(A) before the unrighteous,[a] and not before the saints? 2 Or don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the trivial cases? 3 Don’t you know that we will judge angels—how much more matters of this life? 4 So if you have such matters, do you appoint as your judges those who have no standing(B) in the church? 5 I say this to your shame!(C) Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between fellow believers?(D) 6 Instead, brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!(E)
7 As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you.(F) Why not rather be wronged?(G) Why not rather be cheated?(H) 8 Instead, you yourselves do wrong and cheat—and you do this to brothers and sisters! 9 Don’t you know that the unrighteous(I) will not inherit God’s kingdom?(J) Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters,(K) adulterers,(L) or males who have sex with males,[b](M) 10 no thieves,(N) greedy(O) people, drunkards, verbally abusive people,(P) or swindlers(Q) will inherit God’s kingdom. 11 And some of you used to be like this.(R) But you were washed, you were sanctified,(S) you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Glorifying God in Body and Spirit
12 “Everything is permissible(T) for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 “Food(U) is for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality(V) but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 God raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.(W) 15 Don’t you know that your bodies are a part of Christ’s body?(X) So should I take a part of Christ’s body and make it part of a prostitute? Absolutely not! 16 Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.[c](Y) 17 But anyone joined(Z) to the Lord is one spirit(AA) with him.
18 Flee(AB) sexual immorality! Every other sin[d] a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral(AC) sins against his own body. 19 Don’t you know that your body is a temple(AD) of the Holy Spirit(AE) who is in you,(AF) whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought(AG) at a price. So glorify God with your body.[e]
Footnotes:
Cross references:
- 6:1 : Mt 18:15–17
- 6:4 : Lk 18:9
- 6:5 : 1Co 4:14
- 6:5 : Ac 9:30
- 6:6 : Lk 12:46
- 6:7 : Rm 11:12
- 6:7 : Rv 2:11
- 6:7 : Mk 10:19
- 6:9 : Lk 16:10
- 6:9 : Mk 1:15; Ac 20:25
- 6:9 : Eph 5:5
- 6:9 : Lk 18:11
- 6:9 : Gn 19:5
- 6:10 : Jn 10:1
- 6:10 : Eph 5:5
- 6:10 : 1Co 5:11
- 6:10 : Lk 18:11
- 6:11 : Eph 2:2–3; 4:22; 5:8; Ti 3:3
- 6:11 : Lk 11:2
- 6:12 : Jn 18:31
- 6:13 : 1Tm 6:8
- 6:13 : 1Th 4:3
- 6:14 : Mk 5:30; Lk 1:35; 6:19; Ac 19:11; 2Co 13:4; Rv 11:17
- 6:15 : Rm 12:5; 1Co 12:27; Eph 5:30
- 6:16 : Gn 2:24
- 6:17 : Jn 11:52
- 6:17 : Ps 51:12
- 6:18 : Jms 4:7
- 6:18 : 1Co 10:8
- 6:19 : Lk 1:21
- 6:19 : Rm 8:9,23; 1Co 7:40; 2Co 4:13; Jd 19
- 6:19 : Jms 4:5; 1Jn 4:4
- 6:20 : 2Pt 2:1
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Psalm 31:9-18
9 Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;(A)
my eyes are worn out from frustration—
my whole being[a] as well.(B)
10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;(C)
my strength has failed
because of my iniquity,[b]
and my bones waste away.(D)
11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.(E)
12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.(F)
13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.(G)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.(H)
14 But I trust in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”(I)
15 The course of my life is in your power;(J)
rescue me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.(K)
16 Make your face shine on your servant;(L)
save me by your faithful love.(M)
17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you.(N)
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be quiet[c][d] in Sheol.(O)
18 Let lying lips(P)
that arrogantly speak against the righteous
in proud contempt be silenced.(Q)
Footnotes:
Cross references:
- 31:9 : Ps 69:17
- 31:9 : Ps 6:7; 63:1
- 31:10 : Ps 102:3
- 31:10 : Ps 32:3; 38:3
- 31:11 : Jb 19:13; Ps 38:11; 88:8,18
- 31:12 : Ps 88:5; Ec 9:5
- 31:13 : Jr 6:25; 20:10; 46:5; 49:29
- 31:13 : Ps 41:7; Mt 27:1
- 31:14 : Ps 140:6
- 31:15 : Jb 14:5; 24:1
- 31:15 : Ps 59:1
- 31:16 : Nm 6:25
- 31:16 : Ps 6:4; 119:135
- 31:17 : Ps 25:2–3,20
- 31:17 : Ps 94:17; 115:17
- 31:18 : Ps 120:2
- 31:18 : 1Sm 2:3; Ps 94:4
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Proverbs 21:3
3 Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
Cross references:
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