The Necessary and the Unnecessary
Nehemiah 4:23
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes…


Some people waste all their energy in putting off and on their clothes: their whole life is a question of clothes; they cannot do anything until their clothes are right. Nehemiah showed how he distinguished between the necessary and the unnecessary. We must attend to health if we are to attend to successful toil. Time is not wasted that is spent in obeying the laws of life.

(J. Parker, D. D.).



Parallel Verses
KJV: So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

WEB: So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.




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