for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”
Parallel translations
- KJV For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
- BSB for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
- NKJV “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.”
- NASB for he loves our nation, and it was he who built us our synagogue.”
- NLT “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”
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- 2 Chr 2:11–12Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
- 1 Chr 29:3–9In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
- 1 Jn 3:14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
- 1 Jn 3:18–19My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
- 1 Jn 5:1–3Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
- 1 Kgs 5:1Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.
- Ezra 7:27–28Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;
- Gal 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
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