Nehemiah 2:20
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Cross-references
In Nehemiah 2:4, Nehemiah prays to the 'God of heaven' before the king — here he declares that same God will give success, showing consistency in his faith.
In Ezra 4:3, the same refusal formula appears when Zerubbabel rejects Samaritan help to build the temple — a parallel rejection of outsiders.
Psalm 102:13 declares God will arise and have pity on Zion at the appointed time — directly matching Nehemiah's trust that God will favor the rebuilding.
Psalm 102:14 speaks of God's servants holding Zion's stones dear — reflecting the same devotion to Jerusalem that drives Nehemiah's rebuilding effort.
In Acts 8:21, Peter uses the identical phrase 'neither part nor lot' to deny Simon the sorcerer any share in the Spirit's work.
In Joshua 22:25, the phrase 'no portion in the LORD' is used — Nehemiah echoes this to exclude enemies from Jerusalem.
Psalm 51:18 prays for rebuilding Jerusalem's walls — the very task Nehemiah undertakes, showing God's answer to that prayer.