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In this chapter we have a detailed description of how the company of the priests divided into two groups who walked round the walls in opposite directions from a common starting point. They met at the temple where they sang and praised together.
Using a map of Jerusalem or a Bible insert follow the way these two companies walked.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Peter
12:1 These men had been in the land for many years by now. They had come up at the first and seen the work and all the discouragement of the last 16 years or so. Therefore this occasion must have been to them a great joy. It was the fruition of their dreams which doubtless motivated them to leave Babylon at the first.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
MUSIC AND PRAISE
It is interesting to see in this chapter, and throughout the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the attention given to the singers, the sons of Asaph. They are mentioned at least eleven times in these 47 verses. The job of the singers was to make music before the LORD at his temple and to lead the people in their praise. These were days of recommitment and renewed dedication for the people of Israel, so it is fitting that music and praise should feature so strongly in their new way of life. They were days of celebration for God's mercy toward them, in their return from captivity, understanding God's word, and for the completion of the walls in record time. So again, it is fitting that their music of praise should accompany their celebration.
Meaningful music and praise is so important to any life dedicated to God. It keeps us focused on our God, helps us to count our blessings and to stay positive and devoted. Yet praise is often the first thing to disappear from our Christian lives if our spirituality is low.
Let's check up on ourselves. Is praise a regular and meaningful feature of our lives? Let's put music and praise back into our lives with the same attention to it as Nehemiah gave to the music and praise of his day.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
It seems that Nehemiah organised two choirs, at the dedication of the wall. One choir went this way, and the other one went that way, and then they met at the temple. The singers and the instrumentalists would have made a wonderful duet, responding to each other across the city. The completed wall had been Nehemiah’s goal, and now it was built he dedicated it to God.
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to David
Charles Link, Jr. [Moorestown, (NJ, USA)] Comment added in 2010 Reply to Charles
A Thanksgiving Message:
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues” – Cicero
Autumn is a beautiful season when nature is ablaze with color, and night and day balances itself out. Autumn makes me think of the past when the simple, yet stern necessities loomed over us. I remember the days of splitting wood with my father, and of raking leaves, storing the old boat in our ancient barn. We used to sing songs, and talked about all the things we did during the summer. My father busied himself with crushing the grapes for his winter wine, while my mother created the aroma of fresh baked pies and breads. The seeds we sowed reaped a good harvest. I can still hear my father’s voice echoing in my mind, “Lord, we thank you for your bounty,” as we sat down to the dinner table.
Then the cold set in with its early crystalline darkness, and the sound of the coyote’s high-pitched whines and yips could be heard as they moved through the night. The isolation of the woods offered us this wonderful feeling of closeness to the more primitive things in life. Through those frosty nights unusual lights twinkled, glistening the night sky. How our hearts were warmed with gratefulness!
Crimson forests lined the smoky hills as the sun’s rays shone through the thinning and reddening canopy of the venerable maple. Summer’s glory surrendered to autumn’s dazzling splendors with its golden dawns and crimson sunsets. The cold howling night winds crept in, the snow now blanketed the ground, and the countryside pulsated with fleeting deer. The haunting woods echoed the wintry air as I warmed myself by the blazing logs as they crackled in the fireplace.
Today, our old country home is no longer, my father deceased, and mother very frail. Oh, how I cherish those childhood memories! It warms my heart to think back at those times, and how grateful I am to our Heavenly Father for His provision and for giving me these loving memories.
Solomon wrote in Ecc 3:1, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted…” Let us reflect deeply within ourselves, the harvest has past, but what did we sow? The summer is gone, but how did we spend it? The apostle Paul exhorts us to, “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1Thess 5:16-18). It is for us to develop what is God’s call to prayer in the spirit of joy and thanksgiving, not just one day a year, but every day of the year.
Valerie Mello [in isolation, TN, USA] Comment added in 2011 Reply to Valerie
12:24 brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and give thanks
This may have been antiphonal praise whereby two opposite singing groups alternate with song
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
12:43,45 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced... And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
Yet the second temple was insignificant in size and grandeur to Solomon's temple. There could have been a tendency to be more casual and less particular, based on the view that Israel's heyday was over, and circumstances now are more constrained and humiliating. Nehemiah disagreed. Nehemiah had elaborate singing, purification (even of the wall itself: Nehemiah 12:30) and thanksgiving.
LESSON: Sometimes when "going to the meeting" using ZOOM or livestreaming from home, it is good to participate as though we were actually at the meeting - arrive on time, be dressed for the occasion, sing along with the meeting, and so on. Imagine your home is the cry room to the ecclesial hall and you are present in the cry room.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. Now these are the priests <3548> and the Levites <3881> that went up <5927>(8804) with Zerubbabel <2216> the son <1121> of Shealtiel <7597>, and Jeshua <3442>: Seraiah <8304>, Jeremiah <3414>, Ezra <5830>,
2. Amariah <568>, Malluch <4409>, Hattush <2407>,
3. Shechaniah <7935>, Rehum <7348>, Meremoth <4822>,
4. Iddo <5714>, Ginnetho <1599>, Abijah <29>,
5. Miamin <4326>, Maadiah <4573>, Bilgah <1083>,
6. Shemaiah <8098>, and Joiarib <3114>, Jedaiah <3048>,
7. Sallu <5543>, Amok <5987>, Hilkiah <2518>, Jedaiah <3048>. These were the chief <7218> of the priests <3548> and of their brethren <251> in the days <3117> of Jeshua <3442>.
8. Moreover the Levites <3881>: Jeshua <3442>, Binnui <1131>, Kadmiel <6934>, Sherebiah <8274>, Judah <3063>, and Mattaniah <4983>, which was over the thanksgiving <1960>, he and his brethren <251>.
9. Also Bakbukiah <1229> and Unni <6042>, their brethren <251>, were over against them in the watches <4931>.
10. And Jeshua <3442> begat <3205>(8689) Joiakim <3113>, Joiakim <3113> also begat <3205>(8689) Eliashib <475>, and Eliashib <475> begat <3205>(8689) Joiada <3111>,
11. And Joiada <3111> begat <3205>(8689) Jonathan <3129>, and Jonathan <3129> begat <3205>(8689) Jaddua <3037>.
12. And in the days <3117> of Joiakim <3113> were priests <3548>, the chief <7218> of the fathers <1>: of Seraiah <8304>, Meraiah <4811>; of Jeremiah <3414>, Hananiah <2608>;
13. Of Ezra <5830>, Meshullam <4918>; of Amariah <568>, Jehohanan <3076>;
14. Of Melicu <4409>, Jonathan <3129>; of Shebaniah <7645>, Joseph <3130>;
15. Of Harim <2766>, Adna <5733>; of Meraioth <4812>, Helkai <2517>;
16. Of Iddo <5714>, Zechariah <2148>; of Ginnethon <1599>, Meshullam <4918>;
17. Of Abijah <29>, Zichri <2147>; of Miniamin <4509>, of Moadiah <4153>, Piltai <6408>;
18. Of Bilgah <1083>, Shammua <8051>; of Shemaiah <8098>, Jehonathan <3083>;
19. And of Joiarib <3114>, Mattenai <4982>; of Jedaiah <3048>, Uzzi <5813>;
20. Of Sallai <5543>, Kallai <7040>; of Amok <5987>, Eber <5677>;
21. Of Hilkiah <2518>, Hashabiah <2811>; of Jedaiah <3048>, Nethaneel <5417>.
22. The Levites <3881> in the days <3117> of Eliashib <475>, Joiada <3111>, and Johanan <3110>, and Jaddua <3037>, were recorded <3789>(8803) chief <7218> of the fathers <1>: also the priests <3548>, to the reign <4438> of Darius <1867> the Persian <6542>.
23. The sons <1121> of Levi <3878>, the chief <7218> of the fathers <1>, were written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697>, even until the days <3117> of Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Eliashib <475>.
24. And the chief <7218> of the Levites <3881>: Hashabiah <2811>, Sherebiah <8274>, and Jeshua <3442> the son <1121> of Kadmiel <6934>, with their brethren <251> over against them, to praise <1984>(8763) and to give thanks <3034>(8687), according to the commandment <4687> of David <1732> the man <376> of God <430>, ward <4929> over against <5980> ward <4929>.
25. Mattaniah <4983>, and Bakbukiah <1229>, Obadiah <5662>, Meshullam <4918>, Talmon <2929>, Akkub <6126>, were porters <7778> keeping <8104>(8802) the ward <4929> at the thresholds <624> of the gates <8179>.
26. These were in the days <3117> of Joiakim <3113> the son <1121> of Jeshua <3442>, the son <1121> of Jozadak <3136>, and in the days <3117> of Nehemiah <5166> the governor <6346>, and of Ezra <5830> the priest <3548>, the scribe <5608>(8802).
27. And at the dedication <2598> of the wall <2346> of Jerusalem <3389> they sought <1245>(8765) the Levites <3881> out of all their places <4725>, to bring <935>(8687) them to Jerusalem <3389>, to keep <6213>(8800) the dedication <2598> with gladness <8057>, both with thanksgivings <8426>, and with singing <7892>, with cymbals <4700>, psalteries <5035>, and with harps <3658>.
28. And the sons <1121> of the singers <7891>(8789) gathered themselves together <622>(8735), both out of the plain country <3603> round about <5439> Jerusalem <3389>, and from the villages <2691> of Netophathi <5200>;
29. Also from the house <1004> of Gilgal <1537>(8677) <1019>, and out of the fields <7704> of Geba <1387> and Azmaveth <5820>: for the singers <7891>(8789) had builded <1129>(8804) them villages <2691> round about <5439> Jerusalem <3389>.
30. And the priests <3548> and the Levites <3881> purified <2891>(8691) themselves, and purified <2891>(8762) the people <5971>, and the gates <8179>, and the wall <2346>.
31. Then I brought up <5927>(8686) the princes <8269> of Judah <3063> upon the wall <2346>, and appointed <5975>(8686) two <8147> great <1419> companies of them that gave thanks <8426>, whereof one went <8418> on the right hand <3225> upon the wall <2346> toward the dung <830> gate <8179>:
32. And after <310> them went <3212>(8799) Hoshaiah <1955>, and half <2677> of the princes <8269> of Judah <3063>,
33. And Azariah <5838>, Ezra <5830>, and Meshullam <4918>,
34. Judah <3063>, and Benjamin <1144>, and Shemaiah <8098>, and Jeremiah <3414>,
35. And certain of the priests <3548>' sons <1121> with trumpets <2689>; namely, Zechariah <2148> the son <1121> of Jonathan <3129>, the son <1121> of Shemaiah <8098>, the son <1121> of Mattaniah <4983>, the son <1121> of Michaiah <4320>, the son <1121> of Zaccur <2139>, the son <1121> of Asaph <623>:
36. And his brethren <251>, Shemaiah <8098>, and Azarael <5832>, Milalai <4450>, Gilalai <1562>, Maai <4597>, Nethaneel <5417>, and Judah <3063>, Hanani <2607>, with the musical <7892> instruments <3627> of David <1732> the man <376> of God <430>, and Ezra <5830> the scribe <5608>(8802) before <6440> them.
37. And at the fountain <5869> gate <8179>, which was over against them, they went up <5927>(8804) by the stairs <4609> of the city <5892> of David <1732>, at the going up <4608> of the wall <2346>, above the house <1004> of David <1732>, even unto the water <4325> gate <8179> eastward <4217>.
38. And the other <8145> company of them that gave thanks <8426> went <1980>(8802) over against <4136> them, and I after <310> them, and the half <2677> of the people <5971> upon the wall <2346>, from beyond the tower <4026> of the furnaces <8574> even unto the broad <7342> wall <2346>;
39. And from above the gate <8179> of Ephraim <669>, and above the old <3465> gate <8179>, and above the fish <1709> gate <8179>, and the tower <4026> of Hananeel <2606>, and the tower <4026> of Meah <3968>, even unto the sheep <6629> gate <8179>: and they stood still <5975>(8804) in the prison <4307> gate <8179>.
40. So stood <5975>(8799) the two <8147> companies of them that gave thanks <8426> in the house <1004> of God <430>, and I, and the half <2677> of the rulers <5461> with me:
41. And the priests <3548>; Eliakim <471>, Maaseiah <4641>, Miniamin <4509>, Michaiah <4320>, Elioenai <454>, Zechariah <2148>, and Hananiah <2608>, with trumpets <2689>;
42. And Maaseiah <4641>, and Shemaiah <8098>, and Eleazar <499>, and Uzzi <5813>, and Jehohanan <3076>, and Malchijah <4441>, and Elam <5867>, and Ezer <5829>. And the singers <7891>(8789) sang loud <8085>(8686), with Jezrahiah <3156> their overseer <6496>.
43. Also that day <3117> they offered <2076>(8799) great <1419> sacrifices <2077>, and rejoiced <8055>(8799): for God <430> had made them rejoice <8055>(8765) with great <1419> joy <8057>: the wives <802> also and the children <3206> rejoiced <8055>(8804): so that the joy <8057> of Jerusalem <3389> was heard <8085>(8735) even afar off <7350>.
44. And at that time <3117> were some <582> appointed <6485>(8735) over the chambers <5393> for the treasures <214>, for the offerings <8641>, for the firstfruits <7225>, and for the tithes <4643>, to gather <3664>(8800) into them out of the fields <7704> of the cities <5892> the portions <4521> of the law <8451> for the priests <3548> and Levites <3881>: for Judah <3063> rejoiced <8057> for the priests <3548> and for the Levites <3881> that waited <5975>(8802).
45. And both the singers <7891>(8789) and the porters <7778> kept <8104>(8799) the ward <4931> of their God <430>, and the ward <4931> of the purification <2893>, according to the commandment <4687> of David <1732>, and of Solomon <8010> his son <1121>.
46. For in the days <3117> of David <1732> and Asaph <623> of old <6924> there were chief <7218> of the singers <7891>(8789), and songs <7892> of praise <8416> and thanksgiving <3034>(8687) unto God <430>.
47. And all Israel <3478> in the days <3117> of Zerubbabel <2216>, and in the days <3117> of Nehemiah <5166>, gave <5414>(8802) the portions <4521> of the singers <7891>(8789) and the porters <7778>, every day <3117> his portion <1697>: and they sanctified <6942>(8688) holy things unto the Levites <3881>; and the Levites <3881> sanctified <6942>(8688) them unto the children <1121> of Aaron <175>.
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4:4 Following on yesterday's comment we can understand why Israel came to Bethel to transgress. This and the next verse explain in what way Israel offered to the false gods.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
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1. Hear <8085>(8798) this word <1697>, ye kine <6510> of Bashan <1316>, that are in the mountain <2022> of Samaria <8111>, which oppress <6231>(8802) the poor <1800>, which crush <7533>(8802) the needy <34>, which say <559>(8802) to their masters <113>, Bring <935>(8685), and let us drink <8354>(8799).
2. The Lord <136> GOD <3069> hath sworn <7650>(8738) by his holiness <6944>, that, lo, the days <3117> shall come <935>(8802) upon you, that he will take you away <5375>(8765) with hooks <6793>, and your posterity <319> with fishhooks <1729> <5518>.
3. And ye shall go out <3318>(8799) at the breaches <6556>, every <802> cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast <7993>(8689) them into the palace <2038>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
4. Come <935>(8798) to Bethel <1008>, and transgress <6586>(8798); at Gilgal <1537> multiply <7235>(8685) transgression <6586>(8800); and bring <935>(8685) your sacrifices <2077> every morning <1242>, and your tithes <4643> after three <7969> years <3117>:
5. And offer <6999>(8763) a sacrifice of thanksgiving <8426> with leaven <2557>, and proclaim <7121>(8798) and publish <8085>(8685) the free offerings <5071>: for this <3651> liketh <157>(8804) you, O ye children <1121> of Israel <3478>, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
6. And I also have given <5414>(8804) you cleanness <5356> of teeth <8127> in all your cities <5892>, and want <2640> of bread <3899> in all your places <4725>: yet have ye not returned <7725>(8804) unto me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
7. And also I have withholden <4513>(8804) the rain <1653> from you, when there were yet three <7969> months <2320> to the harvest <7105>: and I caused it to rain <4305>(8689) upon one <259> city <5892>, and caused it not to rain <4305>(8686) upon another <259> city <5892>: one <259> piece <2513> was rained <4305>(8735) upon, and the piece <2513> whereupon it rained <4305>(8686) not withered <3001>(8799).
8. So two <8147> or three <7969> cities <5892> wandered <5128>(8804) unto one <259> city <5892>, to drink <8354>(8800) water <4325>; but they were not satisfied <7646>(8799): yet have ye not returned <7725>(8804) unto me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
9. I have smitten <5221>(8689) you with blasting <7711> and mildew <3420>: when your gardens <1593> and your vineyards <3754> and your fig trees <8384> and your olive trees <2132> increased <7235>(8687), the palmerworm <1501> devoured <398>(8799) them: yet have ye not returned <7725>(8804) unto me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
10. I have sent <7971>(8765) among you the pestilence <1698> after the manner <1870> of Egypt <4714>: your young men <970> have I slain <2026>(8804) with the sword <2719>, and have taken away <7628> your horses <5483>; and I have made the stink <889> of your camps <4264> to come up <5927>(8686) unto your nostrils <639>: yet have ye not returned <7725>(8804) unto me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
11. I have overthrown <2015>(8804) some of you, as God <430> overthrew <4114> Sodom <5467> and Gomorrah <6017>, and ye were as a firebrand <181> plucked out <5337>(8716) of the burning <8316>: yet have ye not returned <7725>(8804) unto me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
12. Therefore thus will I do <6213>(8799) unto thee, O Israel <3478>: and because <6118> I will do <6213>(8799) this unto thee, prepare <3559>(8734) to meet <7125>(8800) thy God <430>, O Israel <3478>.
13. For, lo, he that formeth <3335>(8802) the mountains <2022>, and createth <1254>(8802) the wind <7307>, and declareth <5046>(8688) unto man <120> what is his thought <7808>, that maketh <6213>(8802) the morning <7837> darkness <5890>, and treadeth <1869>(8802) upon the high places <1116> of the earth <776>, The LORD <3068>, The God <430> of hosts <6635>, is his name <8034>.
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:16 That 'Onesiphorus' was 'not ashamed' of Paul's chains is providing Timothy with an example to follow. Being 'not ashamed' then passes into the letter as an refrain. (2 Timothy 2:15) - see also 2 Timothy 1:12.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
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1. Paul <3972>, an apostle <652> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> by <1223> the will <2307> of God <2316>, according to <2596> the promise <1860> of life <2222> which <3588> is in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>,
2. To Timothy <5095>, my dearly beloved <27> son <5043>: Grace <5485>, mercy <1656>, and peace <1515>, from <575> God <2316> the Father <3962> and <2532> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424> our <2257> Lord <2962>.
3. I thank <2192>(5719) <5485> God <2316>, whom <3739> I serve <3000>(5719) from <575> my forefathers <4269> with <1722> pure <2513> conscience <4893>, that <5613> without ceasing <88> I have <2192>(5719) remembrance <3417> of <4012> thee <4675> in <1722> my <3450> prayers <1162> night <3571> and <2532> day <2250>;
4. Greatly desiring <1971>(5723) to see <1492>(5629) thee <4571>, being mindful <3415>(5772) of thy <4675> tears <1144>, that <2443> I may be filled <4137>(5686) with joy <5479>;
5. When I call <2983>(5723) to remembrance <5280> the unfeigned <505> faith <4102> that is in <1722> thee <4671>, which <3748> dwelt <1774>(5656) first <4412> in <1722> thy <4675> grandmother <3125> Lois <3090>, and <2532> thy <4675> mother <3384> Eunice <2131>; and <1161> I am persuaded <3982>(5769) that <3754> in <1722> thee <4671> also <2532>.
6. Wherefore <1223> <3739> <156> I put <363> <0> thee <4571> in remembrance <363>(5719) that thou stir up <329>(5721) the gift <5486> of God <2316>, which <3739> is <2076>(5748) in <1722> thee <4671> by <1223> the putting on <1936> of my <3450> hands <5495>.
7. For <1063> God <2316> hath <1325> <0> not <3756> given <1325>(5656) us <2254> the spirit <4151> of fear <1167>; but <235> of power <1411>, and <2532> of love <26>, and <2532> of a sound mind <4995>.
8. Be <1870> <0> not <3361> thou <1870> <0> therefore <3767> ashamed <1870>(5680) of the testimony <3142> of our <2257> Lord <2962>, nor <3366> of me <1691> his <846> prisoner <1198>: but <235> be thou partaker of the afflictions <4777>(5657) of the gospel <2098> according to <2596> the power <1411> of God <2316>;
9. Who <3588> hath saved <4982>(5660) us <2248>, and <2532> called <2564>(5660) us with an holy <40> calling <2821>, not <3756> according to <2596> our <2257> works <2041>, but <235> according to <2596> his own <2398> purpose <4286> and <2532> grace <5485>, which <3588> was given <1325>(5685) us <2254> in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424> before <4253> the world began <5550> <166>,
10. But <1161> is <5319> <0> now <3568> made manifest <5319>(5685) by <1223> the appearing <2015> of our <2257> Saviour <4990> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, who <3303> hath abolished <2673>(5660) death <2288>, and <1161> hath brought <5461> <0> life <2222> and <2532> immortality <861> to light <5461>(5660) through <1223> the gospel <2098>:
11. Whereunto <1519> <3739> I <1473> am appointed <5087>(5681) a preacher <2783>, and <2532> an apostle <652>, and <2532> a teacher <1320> of the Gentiles <1484>.
12. For <1223> the which <3739> cause <156> I <3958> <0> also <2532> suffer <3958>(5719) these things <5023>: nevertheless <235> I am <1870> <0> not <3756> ashamed <1870>(5736): for <1063> I know <1492>(5758) whom <3739> I have believed <4100>(5758), and <2532> am persuaded <3982>(5769) that <3754> he is <2076>(5748) able <1415> to keep <5442>(5658) that which I <3450> have committed unto him <3866> against <1519> that <1565> day <2250>.
13. Hold fast <2192>(5720) the form <5296> of sound <5198>(5723) words <3056>, which <3739> thou hast heard <191>(5656) of <3844> me <1700>, in <1722> faith <4102> and <2532> love <26> which <3588> is in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>.
14. That good thing <2570> which was committed unto thee <3872> keep <5442>(5657) by <1223> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> which <3588> dwelleth <1774>(5723) in <1722> us <2254>.
15. This <5124> thou knowest <1492>(5758), that <3754> all <3956> they which are in <1722> Asia <773> be turned away from <654>(5648) me <3165>; of whom <3739> are <2076>(5748) Phygellus <5436> and <2532> Hermogenes <2061>.
16. The Lord <2962> give <1325>(5630) mercy <1656> unto the house <3624> of Onesiphorus <3683>; for <3754> he <404> <0> oft <4178> refreshed <404>(5656) me <3165>, and <2532> was <1870> <0> not <3756> ashamed <1870>(5681) of my <3450> chain <254>:
17. But <235>, when he was <1096>(5637) in <1722> Rome <4516>, he sought <2212> <0> me <3165> out <2212>(5656) very diligently <4706>, and <2532> found <2147>(5627) me.
18. The Lord <2962> grant <1325>(5630) unto him <846> that he may find <2147>(5629) mercy <1656> of <3844> the Lord <2962> in <1722> that <1565> day <2250>: and <2532> in how many things <3745> he ministered unto me <1247>(5656) at <1722> Ephesus <2181>, thou <4771> knowest <1097>(5719) very well <957>.