| Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” | Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” |
| And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. | And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. |
| If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. | If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him. |
| I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. | I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. |
| He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” | And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” |
| Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. | Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. |
| For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. | For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. |
| Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. | Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. |
| Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. | Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? |
| I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ | This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. |
| For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. | Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. |
| If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. | If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. |
| You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. | You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. |
| You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” | He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” |
| I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. | I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. |
| I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them. | I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them. |
| I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. | I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. |
| If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. | And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. |
| And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. | If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. |
| Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.” | Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.” |
| You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. | For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
| Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. | Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. |
Bible verse of the day
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?