| Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. | Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom. |
| You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. | This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.” |
| Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. | As newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow. |
| There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. | There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God. |
| May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. | May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. |
| He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. | And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. |
| Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. | Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! |
| To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | To which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| He will render to each one according to his works. | Who “will pay back to everyone according to their works.” |
| But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. | But say the things which fit sound doctrine. |
| Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. | Preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching. |
| So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. | Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself. |
| Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment. | Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment. |
| Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. | Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. | Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus. |
| Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. | Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth. |
| For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? |
| The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts. | Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. |
| Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. | Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. |
| Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. | Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving. |
| When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. | When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. | Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. |
| I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” |
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