On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak:

Harnessed to the first chariot were red horses, to the second black horses,

to the third white horses, and to the fourth spotted horses, all of them strong.

So he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up among all these people.”

But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

for the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s.

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Always rejoice,

constantly pray,

But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.

Or if it is known that the ox had the habit of goring, and its owner did not take the necessary precautions, he must surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal will become his.

“All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to show me as holy before the Israelites, therefore you will not bring this community into the land I have given them.”

“Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him –

They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done. (He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.

I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one I was riding.