| Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. | Therefore, ridding yourselves of all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. |
| The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. | A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. |
| You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. | You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. |
| Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give. | Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. |
| If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless. | If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless. |
| Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through 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. |
| If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. | And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. |
| Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. | Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. |
| A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. | A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. |
| God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, A very ready help in trouble. |
| The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. | Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him. |
| Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! | Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. |
| Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies. | An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. |
| Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. | Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. |
| Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. | Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. |
| Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. | Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. |
| Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? | Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? |
| But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. |
| Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. | Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and about the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. |
| According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission. | And almost all things are cleansed with blood, according to the Law, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. |
| I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? | I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I look at a virgin? |
| Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established. | Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed. |
| But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. | But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
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