Monday, November 22, 2021
Nehemiah 3
1Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went
to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in
place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and
as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2The men of Jericho built the
adjoining section, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
3The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah.
They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. 4Meremoth
son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him
Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him
Zadok son of Baana also made repairs. 5The next section was repaired
by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work
under their supervisors.
6The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of
Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors
and bolts and bars in place. 7Next to them, repairs were made by men
from Gibeon and Mizpah--Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth--places under
the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. 8Uzziel son of
Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one
of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as
far as the Broad Wall. 9Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a
half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section. 10Adjoining
this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son
of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. 11Malkijah son of Harim and
Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
12Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem,
repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.
13The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the
residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it and put its doors and bolts and bars in
place. They also repaired five hundred yards of the wall as far as the Dung
Gate.
14The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab,
ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors and
bolts and bars in place.
15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of
Col-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and
putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the
Pool of Siloam, by the King's Garden, as far as the steps going down from the
City of David. 16Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a
half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David,
as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
17Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites
under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of
Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18Next to him, the
repairs were made by their countrymen under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the
other half-district of Keilah. 19Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua,
ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to
the armory as far as the angle. 20Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai
zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house
of Eliashib the high priest. 21Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah,
the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib's
house to the end of it.
22The repairs next to him were made by the priests
from the surrounding region. 23Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub
made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of
Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24Next
to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah's house to
the angle and the corner, 25and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite
the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the
guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh 26and the temple servants
living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate
toward the east and the projecting tower. 27Next to them, the men of
Tekoa repaired another section, from the great projecting tower to the wall of
Ophel.
28Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each
in front of his own house. 29Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made
repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard
at the East Gate, made repairs. 30Next to him, Hananiah son of
Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next
to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. 31Next
to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of
the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far
as the room above the corner; 32and between the room above the
corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
Psalm
119:129–136
129Your
statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. 130The unfolding of
your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. 131I
open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. 132Turn to me and
have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. 133Direct
my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. 134Redeem
me from the oppression of men, that I may obey your precepts. 135Make
your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees. 136Streams
of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
1
John 5:13–21
13I write these things to you who believe in the name
of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14This
is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according
to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears
us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him.
16If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does
not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those
whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not
saying that he should pray about that. 17All wrongdoing is sin, and
there is sin that does not lead to death.
18We know that anyone born of God does not continue to
sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm
him. 19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world
is under the control of the evil one. 20We know also that the Son of
God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is
true. And we are in him who is true--even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the
true God and eternal life.
21Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
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