Nehemiah 5:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

I spent all my time getting the wall rebuilt and did not buy any property. Everyone working for me did the same thing.

Cross References

Galatians 6:9

Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don't give up.

1 Corinthians 15:58

My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.

Romans 2:7

He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honor, and life that lasts forever.

Luke 8:15

Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.

Numbers 16:15

Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Don't listen to these men! I haven't done anything wrong to them. I haven't taken as much as a donkey.”

Nehemiah 5:15

Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them.

Nehemiah 5:17

I usually fed 150 of our own Jewish people and their leaders, as well as foreign visitors from surrounding lands.