Nehemiah 5:16

The English Standar Version

I also persevered in the work on this wall, and we acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

Cross References

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Romans 2:7

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

Luke 8:15

As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

Numbers 16:15

And Moses was very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them."

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[2] forty shekels[3] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:17

Moreover, there were at my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.