| Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. | A husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise a wife should fulfill her conjugal obligations to her husband. For a wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, a husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. |
| Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. | Are you not aware that wrongdoers will never inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, extortioners, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. |
| Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him. | This saying can be trusted: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him. |
| As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. | Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may advance on the path to salvation. |
| There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. | There is no holy one like the Lord, there is none beside you, nor is there a rock like our God. |
| Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. | May mercy, peace, and love be granted you in abundance. |
| And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. | He is himself the sacrifice for our sins— and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. |
| Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. | Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. |
| Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | It was for this purpose that he called you through our gospel so that you might come to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Who will render to every man according to his deeds. | For God will repay everyone in accordance with what his deeds deserve. |
| Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. | Preach the message; be persistent in doing so, whether in season or out of season; convince, reprove, and encourage, but with great patience and instruction. |
| But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. | As for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. |
| Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. | In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it does not have works. |
| The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished. | Therefore, the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials and to hold the wicked for punishment until the Day of Judgment. |
| Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. | Turn away from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. |
| Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. | Let your attitude be identical to that of Christ Jesus. |
| Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
| Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. | Make every effort to present yourself before God as one who is worthy of his approval, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, but who imparts the word of truth without any alteration. |
| For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God? | For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock aside from our God? |
| The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich, he humbles and he also exalts. |
| Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. | Persevere in prayer, with alert minds and thankful hearts. |
| Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. | Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. |
| When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. | When pride is nurtured, disgrace soon follows, but wisdom is the hallmark of the humble. |
| Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. | Fix your thoughts on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth. |
Bible verse of the day
A man's heart deviseth his way:but the Lord directeth his steps.