| Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. | Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. |
| In like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. | Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. |
| Honor widows who are really widows. | Honor widows who are actually widows. |
| To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven. | There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven. |
| Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. | Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal. |
| Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. | Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. |
| But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. |
| Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. | Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction. |
| Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. | Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. |
| He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. | One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. |
| Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. | Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. |
| We have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. | We have sinned, we have done wrong, and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. |
| Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. | Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. |
| By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. | By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. |
| Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. | Little children, guard yourselves from idols. |
| But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. | But I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. |
| Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. | Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. |
| Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. | An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. |
| Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. | Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. |
| Now godliness with contentment is great gain. | But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. |
| A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame. | A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor. |
| Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. | Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. |
| It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. | Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. |
| Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. | One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool. |
| Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. | Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest. |
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