³ If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."

¹² Both riches and honor come of you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.

¹³ Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.

¹⁵ For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.

¹⁶ Yahweh our God, all this store that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes of your hand, and is all your own.

¹⁷ I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, that are present here, offer willingly to you.

¹⁸ Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart to you;

¹ > The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; The world, and those who dwell therein.

³ Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.

¹⁵ He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make ready for us there."

²⁴ They prayed, and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

³⁶ The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all--

²⁵ neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

⁷ You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.{TR adds "and set him over the works of your hands"}

⁸ You have put all things in subjection under his feet." For in that he subjected all things to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we don't see all things subjected to him, yet.

⁹ But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.