| Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. | Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” |
| For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. | If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. |
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| For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. | For as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. |
| Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. | You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. |
| But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. | But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” |
| Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. | You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. |
| The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. | The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. |
| If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. | If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. |
| For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. | To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. |
| Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. | God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. |
| There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. | There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. |
| Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. | So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. |
| Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. | So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. |
| Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. | Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”. |
| Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. | For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. |
| What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. | Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. |
| He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. | Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. |
| For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. | For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’ |
| I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. | I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. |
| He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. | Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. |
| Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. | Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
| All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. | All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. |
| For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? | For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? |
| But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. | If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. |
| For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. | Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards. |
