Font Size
Nehemiah 6:10-12
Contemporary English Version
Nehemiah 6:10-12
Contemporary English Version
10 One day I went to visit Shemaiah.[a] He wasn't supposed to leave his house, but he said, “Let's hurry to the holy place of the temple and hide there.[b] We will lock the temple doors, because your enemies are planning to kill you tonight.”
11 I answered, “Why should someone like me have to run and hide in the temple to save my life? I won't go!”
12 Suddenly I realized that God had not given Shemaiah this message. But Tobiah and Sanballat had paid him to trick me
Read full chapter
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV, visit www.bibles.com and www.cev.bible.
Bible Gateway Recommends
CEV Economical Bible, Paper, Blue
Our Price: $5.49
CEV Extreme Faith Youth Bible, Paper
Our Price: $5.49
CEV Extreme Faith Youth Bible, Paper
Our Price: $5.49