| Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. | Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. |
| The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. | The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall. |
| You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. | You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. |
| Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give. | Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. |
| 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 any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their 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 consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. |
| If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. | And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
| 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, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. |
| A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. | A soft 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 present help in trouble. |
| The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. | Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them. |
| Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! | Bear fruit worthy of repentance. |
| Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies. | A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than 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 wore clothing of camel's hair with 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. | Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. |
| Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. | The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. |
| 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 hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? |
| But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with 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 let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith toward God, instruction about baptisms, laying on of hands, 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. | Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. |
| 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 upon a virgin? |
| Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established. | Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers 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 be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. | Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
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If I ascend up into heaven, you are there.
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!