Ezra 7:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

Ezra was a priest and an expert in the laws and commands that the Lord had given to Israel. One day King Artaxerxes gave Ezra a letter which said:

Cross References

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Matthew 23:2

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses.

Ezra 5:6

Governor Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their advisors sent a report to Darius,

Ezra 4:11

This letter said: Your Majesty King Artaxerxes, we are your servants from everywhere in Western Province, and we send you our greetings.

Ezra 7:10

Ezra had spent his entire life studying and obeying the Law of the Lord and teaching it to others.

Ezra 7:12

Greetings from the great King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and expert in the teachings of the God of heaven.

Ezra 7:21

Ezra, you are a priest and an expert in the laws of the God of heaven, and I order all treasurers in Western Province to do their very best to help you.