61 Then King Darius issued a decree , and search was made in the archives e , where e the treasures were stored in Babylon . 2 In Ecbatana in the fortress , which is in the province of Media , a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows : "Memorandum - 3 " In the first year of King Cyrus , Cyrus the king issued a decree : 'Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem , let the temple , the place where sacrifices are offered , be rebuilt and let its foundations be retained , its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits ; 4 with three layers of huge stones and one layer of timbers . And let the cost be paid from the royal treasury . 5 'Also let the gold and silver utensils of the house of God , which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon , be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem ; and you shall put them in the house of God .' 6 "Now therefore, Tattenai , governor of the province beyond the River , Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues , the officials of the provinces beyond the River , keep away from there . 7 "Leave this work on the house of God alone ; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site . 8 "Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what e you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God : the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River , and that without delay . 9 "Whatever is needed , both young bulls , rams , and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven , and wheat , salt , wine and anointing oil , as the priests in Jerusalem request , it is to be given to them daily without fail , 10 that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons . 11 "And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict , a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled e on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this . 12 "May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts e to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem . I, Darius , have issued this decree , let it be carried out with all diligence !"
13 Then Tattenai , the governor of the province beyond the River , Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence , just as King Darius had sent . 14 And the elders of the Jews were successful in building through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo . And they finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus , Darius , and Artaxerxes king of Persia . 15 This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar ; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius . 16 And the sons of Israel , the priests , the Levites and the rest of the exiles e , celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy . 17 They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls , 200 rams , 400 e lambs , and as a sin offering for all Israel e male goats , corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel . 18 Then they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Levites in their orders for the service of God in Jerusalem , as it is written in the book of Moses . 19 The exiles e observed the Passover on the fourteenth e of the first month . 20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together ; all of them were pure . Then they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles e , both for their brothers the priests and for themselves. 21 The sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to join them, to seek the Lord God of Israel , ate the Passover. 22 And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy , for the Lord had caused them to rejoice , and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to encourage e them in the work of the house of God , the God of Israel .
71 Now after these things , in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia , there went up Ezra son of Seraiah , son of Azariah , son of Hilkiah , 2 son of Shallum , son of Zadok , son of Ahitub , 3 son of Amariah , son of Azariah , son of Meraioth , 4 son of Zerahiah , son of Uzzi , son of Bukki , 5 son of Abishua , son of Phinehas , son of Eleazar , son of Aaron the chief priest . 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon , and he was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses , which the Lord God of Israel had given ; and the king granted him all he requested because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him. 7 Some of the sons of Israel and some of the priests , the Levites , the singers , the gatekeepers and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes . 8 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month , which was in the seventh year of the king . 9 For on the first of the first month he began to go up from Babylon ; and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem , because the good hand of his God was upon him. 10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel .
11 Now this is the copy of the decree which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest , the scribe , learned in the words of the commandments of the Lord and His statutes to Israel : 12 "Artaxerxes , king of kings , to Ezra the priest , the scribe of the law of the God of heaven , perfect peace. And now 13 I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem , may go with you. 14 "Forasmuch e e as you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand , 15 and to bring the silver and gold , which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel , whose dwelling is in Jerusalem , 16 with all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon , along with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests , who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem ; 17 with this money , therefore e e , you shall diligently buy bulls , rams and lambs , with their grain offerings and their drink offerings and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem . 18 "Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold , you may do according to the will of your God . 19 "Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God , deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem . 20 "The rest of the needs for the house of your God , for which you may have occasion to provide , provide for it from the royal treasury . 21 "I, even I, King Artaxerxes , issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the River , that whatever e Ezra the priest , the scribe of the law of the God of heaven , may require of you, it shall be done diligently , 22 even up to 100 talents of silver , 100 kors of wheat , 100 baths of wine , 100 baths of oil , and salt as needed . 23 "Whatever e is commanded e by the God of heaven , let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven , so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons . 24 "We also inform you that it is not allowed to impose tax , tribute or toll on any of the priests , Levites , singers , doorkeepers , Nethinim or servants of this house of God . 25 "You, Ezra , according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand , appoint magistrates and judges that they may judge e all the people who are in the province beyond the River , even all those who know the laws of your God ; and you may teach anyone who is ignorant e of them. 26 " Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king , let judgment be executed upon him strictly , whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment ."
27 Blessed be the Lord , the God of our fathers , who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart , to adorn the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem , 28 and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king's mighty princes . Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.
81 Now these are the heads of their fathers' households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes : 2 of the sons of Phinehas , Gershom ; of the sons of Ithamar , Daniel ; of the sons of David , Hattush ; 3 of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh , Zechariah and with him 150 e males who were in the genealogical list ; 4 of the sons of Pahath-moab , Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him; 5 of the sons of Zattu , Shecaniah , the son of Jahaziel and 300 e males with him; 6 and of the sons of Adin , Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him; 7 and of the sons of Elam , Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him; 8 and of the sons of Shephatiah , Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him; 9 of the sons of Joab , Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 e e males with him; 10 and of the sons of Bani , Shelomith , the son of Josiphiah and 160 e males with him; 11 and of the sons of Bebai , Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 e males with him; 12 and of the sons of Azgad , Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 e males with him; 13 and of the sons of Adonikam , the last ones , these being their names , Eliphelet , Jeuel and Shemaiah , and 60 males with them; 14 and of the sons of Bigvai , Uthai and Zabbud , and 70 males with them. 15 Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava , where we camped for three days ; and when I observed the people and the priests , I did not find any Levites e there . 16 So I sent for Eliezer , Ariel , Shemaiah , Elnathan , Jarib , Elnathan , Nathan , Zechariah and Meshullam , leading men , and for Joiarib and Elnathan , teachers . 17 I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place Casiphia ; and I told e e them what to say to Iddo and his brothers , the temple servants at the place Casiphia , that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God . 18 According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli , the son of Levi , the son of Israel , namely Sherebiah , and his sons and brothers , 18 e men; 19 and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari , with his brothers and their sons , 20 men; 20 and 220 e of the temple servants , whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites , all of them designated by name .
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava , that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones , and all our possessions . 22 For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way , because we had said to the king , " The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him." 23 So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty .
24 Then I set apart twelve e of the leading priests , Sherebiah , Hashabiah , and with them ten of their brothers ; 25 and I weighed out to them the silver , the gold and the utensils , the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered . 26 Thus I weighed into their hands 650 e e talents of silver , and silver utensils worth 100 talents , and 100 gold talents , 27 and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics , and two utensils of fine shiny bronze , precious as gold . 28 Then I said to them, " You are holy to the Lord , and the utensils are holy ; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers . 29 "Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests , the Levites and the heads of the fathers' households of Israel at Jerusalem , in the chambers of the house of the Lord ." 30 So the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils , to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God .
31 Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth e of the first month to go to Jerusalem ; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way . 32 Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days . 33 On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest , and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas ; and with them were the Levites , Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui . 34 Everything was numbered and weighed , and all the weight was recorded at that time . 35 The exiles e who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel : 12 e bulls for all Israel , 96 rams , 77 e lambs , 12 e male goats for a sin offering , all as a burnt offering to the Lord . 36 Then they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the River , and they supported the people and the house of God .
211 After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias , and He manifested Himself in this way . 2 Simon Peter , and Thomas called Didymus , and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee , and the sons of Zebedee , and two others of His disciples were together . 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing ." They said to him, "We will also come with you." They went out and got into the boat ; and that night they caught nothing . 4 But when the day was now breaking , Jesus stood on the beach ; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus . 5 So Jesus said to them, "Children , you do not have any fish , do you?" They answered Him, "No ." 6 And He said to them, " Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch." So they cast , and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish . 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter , "It is the Lord ." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord , he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea . 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat , for they were not far from the land , but about one hundred yards away , dragging the net full of fish . 9 So when they got out on the land , they saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread . 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have now caught ." 11 Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land , full of large fish , a hundred and fifty-three e ; and although there were so many , the net was not torn . 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast ." None of the disciples ventured to question Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was the Lord . 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise . 14 This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples , after He was raised from the dead .
15 So when they had finished breakfast , Jesus said to Simon Peter , "Simon , son of John , do you love Me more than these ?" He said to Him, "Yes , Lord ; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My lambs ." 16 He said to him again a second time , "Simon , son of John , do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes , Lord ; You know that I love You." He said to him, " Shepherd My sheep ." 17 He said to him the third time , "Simon , son of John , do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time , "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord , You know all things ; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, " Tend My sheep . 18 "Truly , truly , I say to you, when you were younger , you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished ; but when you grow old , you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go." 19 Now this He said , signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God . And when He had spoken this , He said to him, " Follow Me!"
20 Peter , turning around , saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said , "Lord , who is the one who betrays You?" 21 So Peter seeing him said to Jesus , "Lord , and what about this man ?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come , what is that to you? You follow Me!" 23 Therefore this saying went out among the brethren that that disciple would not die ; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die , but only, "If I want him to remain until I come , what is that to you?" 24 This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things , and we know that his testimony is true . 25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did , which if they were written in detail , I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written .
