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Ezra 1; Ezra 2; John 19:23-42

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Ezra 1

1 In the first year Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord caused Cyrus to send an announcement to his whole kingdom and to put it in writing. This happened so the Lord's message spoken by Jeremiah would come true. He wrote:
2 This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me, and he has appointed me to build a Temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.
3 May God be with all of you who are his people. You are free to go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who is in Jerusalem.
4 Those who stay behind, wherever they live, should support those who want to go. Give them silver and gold, supplies and cattle, and special gifts for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.
5 Then the family leaders of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and Levites got ready to go to Jerusalem -- everyone God had caused to want to go to Jerusalem to build the Temple of the Lord.
6 All their neighbors helped them, giving them things made of silver and gold, along with supplies, cattle, valuable gifts, and special gifts for the Temple.
7 Also, King Cyrus brought out the bowls and pans that belonged in the Temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his own god.
8 Cyrus king of Persia had Mithredath the treasurer bring them and count them out for Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
9 He listed thirty gold dishes, one thousand silver dishes, twenty-nine pans,
10 thirty gold bowls, four hundred ten matching silver bowls, and one thousand other pieces.
11 There was a total of fifty-four hundred pieces of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought all these things along when the captives went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Ezra 2

1 These are the people of the area who returned from captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken away to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each going back to his own town.
2 These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. These are the people from Israel:
3 the descendants of Parosh -- 2,172;
4 the descendants of Shephatiah -- 372;
5 the descendants of Arah -- 775;
6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (through the family of Jeshua and Joab) -- 2,812;
7 the descendants of Elam -- 1,254;
8 the descendants of Zattu -- 945;
9 the descendants of Zaccai -- 760;
10 the descendants of Bani -- 642;
11 the descendants of Bebai -- 623;
12 the descendants of Azgad -- 1,222;
13 the descendants of Adonikam -- 666;
14 the descendants of Bigvai -- 2,056;
15 the descendants of Adin -- 454;
16 the descendants of Ater (through the family of Hezekiah) -- 98;
17 the descendants of Bezai -- 323;
18 the descendants of Jorah -- 112;
19 the descendants of Hashum -- 223;
20 the descendants of Gibbar -- 95.
21 These are the people from the towns: of Bethlehem -- 123;
22 of Netophah -- 56;
23 of Anathoth -- 128;
24 of Azmaveth -- 42;
25 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth -- 743;
26 of Ramah and Geba -- 621;
27 of Micmash -- 122;
28 of Bethel and Ai -- 223;
29 of Nebo -- 52;
30 of Magbish -- 156;
31 of the other town of Elam -- 1,254;
32 of Harim -- 320;
33 of Lod, Hadid and Ono -- 725;
34 of Jericho -- 345;
35 of Senaah -- 3,630.
36 These are the priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) -- 973;
37 the descendants of Immer -- 1,052;
38 the descendants of Pashhur -- 1,247;
39 the descendants of Harim -- 1,017.
40 These are the Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the family of Hodaviah) -- 74.
41 These are the singers: the descendants of Asaph -- 128.
42 These are the gatekeepers of the Temple: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai -- 139.
43 These are the Temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 These are the descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 The Temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392.
59 Some people came to Jerusalem from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their ancestors came from Israel.
60 They were the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda -- 652.
61 Also these priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead and was called by her family name.
62 These people searched for their family records but could not find them. So they could not be priests, because they were thought to be unclean.
63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the food offered to God until a priest had settled this matter by using the Urim and Thummim.
64 The total number of those who returned was 42,360.
65 This is not counting their 7,337 male and female servants and the 200 male and female singers they had with them.
66 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
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68 When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the leaders of families gave offerings to rebuild the Temple of God on the same site as before.
69 They gave as much as they could to the treasury to rebuild the Temple -- about 1,100 pounds of gold, about 6,000 pounds of silver, and 100 pieces of clothing for the priests.
70 All the Israelites settled in their hometowns. The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and Temple servants, along with some of the other people, settled in their own towns as well.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

John 19:23-42

23 After the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, with each soldier getting one part. They also took his long shirt, which was all one piece of cloth, woven from top to bottom.
24 So the soldiers said to each other, "We should not tear this into parts. Let's throw lots to see who will get it." This happened so that this Scripture would come true: "They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing." So the soldiers did this.
25 Standing near his cross were Jesus' mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus saw his mother and the follower he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son."
27 Then he said to the follower, "Here is your mother." From that time on, the follower took her to live in his home.
28 After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, he said, "I am thirsty."
29 There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' mouth.
30 When Jesus tasted the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and died.
31 This day was Preparation Day, and the next day was a special Sabbath day. Since the Jews did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day, they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be brokenn and the bodies be taken away.
32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man on the cross beside Jesus. Then they broke the legs of the man on the other cross beside Jesus.
33 But when the soldiers came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
34 But one of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus' side, and at once blood and water came out.
35 (The one who saw this happen is the one who told us this, and whatever he says is true. And he knows that he tells the truth, and he tells it so that you might believe.)
36 These things happened to make the Scripture come true: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
37 And another Scripture says, "They will look at the one they stabbed."
38 Later, Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take the body of Jesus. (Joseph was a secret follower of Jesus, because he was afraid of the Jews.) Pilate gave his permission, so Joseph came and took Jesus' body away.
39 Nicodemus, who earlier had come to Jesus at night, went with Joseph. He brought about seventy-five pounds of myrrh and aloes.
40 These two men took Jesus' body and wrapped it with the spices in pieces of linen cloth, which is how the Jewish people bury the dead.
41 In the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb that had never been used before.
42 The men laid Jesus in that tomb because it was nearby, and the Jews were preparing to start their Sabbath day.
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.