Ecclesiastes 9:10

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Summary

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Thy hand

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Thy hand

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said, Let us go up at once and possess it. For we are well able to overcome it.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God. Arise therefore and build the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it. Do not fear, nor be dismayed, for Jehovah God, my God, will be with you. He will not fail you nor leave you until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah.

And I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood, onyx stones, and stones to be set, and also stones of antimony, and stones of many colors, and every precious stone, and stones of alabaster, in abundance.

And Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and did the good and the right and the true before Jehovah his God.

And the elders of the Jews built, and they were blessed through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it according to the command of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me. And I did not tell to a man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem. And there was no animal with me, except the animal that I rode upon.

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors, even to the Tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel.

And he spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end in a day? Will they bring to life the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

And it grieved me very much. And I threw all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the room.

My mouth shall show forth Your righteousness and Your salvation all the day; for I do not know how many they are.

And you shall seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

As to diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out by me for the obedience of the nations in word and deed,

Do you not know that those running in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he works the work of the Lord, even as I do.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men;

Therefore I will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth.

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For the living know that they shall die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty on the earth; and if the tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.

For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease.

For in death there is no memory of You; in the grave who shall give You thanks?

For will You do wonders to the dead? Shall the dead rise and praise You? Selah.

For the grave cannot praise You, death can not rejoice in You; they who go down into the pit cannot hope for Your truth.

I must work the works of Him who sent Me, while it is day. Night comes when no man can work.

And now, behold, I know that you all will see my face no more, among whom I went proclaiming the kingdom of God.

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And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went to the place of which God had told him.

And food was set before him to eat. But he said, I will not eat until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.

And they gathered it every morning, each man according to his eating. And when the sun became hot, it melted.

And that which remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire.

Do not say to your neighbor, Go and come back again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it beside you:

Do not give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.