Nehemiah 13:3

New International Reader's Version

When that law was read, the people of Judah obeyed it. They sent out of Israel everyone who was from another nation.

Cross References

Ezra 10:11

Now honor the Lord, the God of your people. Then do what he wants you to do. Separate yourselves from the nations around you. Send away your wives from other lands.”

Ezra 9:2

The men of Israel have married the daughters of some of those people. They’ve also taken some of those women for their sons to marry. So they’ve mixed our holy nation with the nations around us. We leaders and officials have also married women who don’t worship the Lord. By doing this, we have led the way in breaking our covenant with the Lord.”

Nehemiah 10:28

The rest of the people gathered together. They included the priests, the Levites and the men who guarded the gates. They included the musicians and temple servants. They also included all the people who separated themselves from the surrounding nations to obey the Law of God. All these men brought their wives with them. And they brought all their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand what was being agreed to.

Nehemiah 9:2

The Israelites separated themselves from everyone else. They stood and admitted they had sinned. They also admitted that their people before them had sinned.

Psalm 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart so that I won’t sin against you.

Psalm 119:9

How can a young person keep their life pure? By living according to your word.

Exodus 12:38

So did many other people. The Israelites also took large flocks and herds with them.

Proverbs 6:23

Your father’s command is like a lamp. Your mother’s teaching is like a light. And whatever instructs and corrects you leads to life.

Numbers 11:4

Some people with them began to wish for other food. Again the Israelites began to cry out. They said, “We wish we had meat to eat.

Romans 3:20

So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

James 1:27

Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure.