40 The Lord said to Job:2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?    Let him who accuses God answer him!”3 Then Job answered the Lord:4 “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you?    I pu...  Read More

The Lord Speaks38 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:2 “Who is this that obscures my plans    with words without knowledge?3 Brace yourself like a man;    I will question you,    and...  Read More

Prologue1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thou...  Read More

Freedom in Christ5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let ...  Read More

Faith or Works of the Law3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you...  Read More

1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers and sisters[a] with me,To the churches in Galatia:3 Grac...  Read More

1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— 2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does...  Read More

Nehemiah Helps the Poor5 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay a...  Read More

Builders of the Wall3 Eliashib 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...  Read More

Nehemiah’s Prayer1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah:In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other...  Read More

Ezra’s Prayer About Intermarriage9 After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate fr...  Read More

Ezra Comes to Jerusalem7 After these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son...  Read More