| Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| Rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer. | Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. |
| Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. | Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. |
| Who “will pay back to everyone according to their works.” | God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” |
| For of him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen. | For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. |
| Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. | Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. |
| Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good. | Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. |
| Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits. | Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. |
| But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. |
| For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. | For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. |
Bible verse of the day
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress.I will not be shaken.